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Following a narrow defeat last week at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, TN, plant, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) citing outside interference by politicians and special interest groups. Click here to read the appeal. The 58-page filing shows many instances of state officials and other anti-worker interests
Read moreLeft to right, first row: Paul Shultz, James Drentkiewicz, Bryan Hutchinson (Instructor), Daniel Boissonneault, Leonard Ward, Rudy Ascuncion (Instructor), Al Abromitis (Instructor), Michelle Grimes Vincent Addeo, Chris Davis. Second row: Randy Klinckhardt, Jan Price (Instructor), Mark Sanderson, Shay Hill, Grace Goss, Kathy Ferguson, Ron Robinson. Third row: Harry Young, John Richardson, Jessee Holbrook. Not pictured:
Read moreBy a 1,269 to 449 vote, members of District 837 in St. Louis ratified a contract extension with the Boeing Company that provides members with wage increases and an $8,000 signing bonus while improving the company’s ability to attract much-needed new work. District 837 represents nearly 2,400 workers who build the F/A-18 and F-15 fighter
Read moreIAM District 141 announced it reached an agreement with United Airlines to pay 30,000 IAM-represented fleet service, passenger service and stockroom employees the retroactive wages they are owed, plus interest. “IAM members can finally expect to receive their hard-earned retroactive wages with interest,” said IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney. “It’s unfortunate it took the
Read moreAnna Samick The late Anna Samick, the first female Business Representative in the IAM to teach at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center, has been named a 2014 National Women’s History Month Nominee. The award, presented by the National Women’s History Project, recognizes women of “courage, commitment and character” who have been
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