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More than 3,600 IAM members employed by the City of Long Beach, CA recently voted to ratify a landmark proposal that provides significant savings for the city while preserving existing pension benefits for members. The agreement also extends the current contract by one year and includes a no-layoff clause for the remainder of the accord.
Read moreJobs are not on my priority list, says a top U.S. official with the Department of Defense (DoD) in a new video on the Machinists News Network. The remark was made during a keynote address at the Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, regarding $45 billion of possible cuts to the DoD budget. Experts say the significant
Read moreDistrict 15 organizers and new IAM members at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY celebrate an organizing win that secured bargaining rights for 225 workers. New York District 15 scored a decisive organizing victory recently when 225 workers at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY rejected a fierce anti-union campaign and voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM.
Read moreSecretary Hilda Solis The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), following the announcement that U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will retire: “As the daughter of immigrant parents with union jobs, Hilda Solis brought a new energy to the U.S. Department
Read moreMore than two dozen Flight Attendants from Delta Air Lines took part in a three-day planning session at the Winpisinger Center to promote their ongoing campaign to win IAM representation. Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants met this week at the Winpisinger Center for three days of organizing training, strategy sessions and planning. The training began
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