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The IAM joins several aerospace industry trade associations in supporting the passage of the bipartisan Small Airplane Revitalization Act. The bill (S. 1072) would adopt more effective regulations for small airplanes, spur manufacturers’ investment and help put critical lifesaving equipment into existing planes. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would modernize the regulatory
Read moreAfter a career as labor activist that spanned more than four decades, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker has announced her retirement. Holt Baker will be leaving her position after the AFL-CIO national convention in September. “Arlene Holt Baker has been a devout, dedicated and inspirational advocate for working families and the U.S. labor
Read moreAllegations that organizers for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) forged hundreds of authorization cards in an effort to force an election among mechanics at American Airlines is shaping up to be a major issue in a separate election among mechanics at US Airways. According to declarations submitted to the National Mediation Board (NMB) by
Read moreThe U.S. Senate has confirmed all five National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nominees, giving the country’s top governing body for labor disputes a full slate of nominees for the first time in a decade. President Obama’s two replacement nominees – Kent Hirozawa, the former top counsel to NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce, and past AFL-CIO Associate
Read moreNearly four years after forming a union over strong resistance, 120 workers in Washington, DC known as “Downtown SAMs” have ratified their first contract and are now full members of the National Federation of Federal Employees-IAM. The Downtown SAMs, short for Safety, Hospitality, and Maintenance workers, are employed by the non-profit Downtown Business Improvement District (BID)
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