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Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has agreed to a $1 billion agreement with the Pentagon for a fifth series of F-35 fighter jet engines. The deal means job security for thousands of IAM members at the company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The contract covers 35 engines – 32 to be installed in F-35
Read moreGVP Philip J. Gruber and Steve Johnson, Factory Manager at John Deere Horicon Works, along with IAM members who run the John Deere Gator line, the John Deere management team, IAM Local 873 leadership and IAM District 10 representatives. A voucher worth $14,999 toward the purchase of a John Deere vehicle is the next raffle
Read moreA group of 92 Tornado Bus Company drivers stood in solidarity to unanimously ratify an agreement that will pay them at the top wage scale per route and provide paid vacation, sick days and holidays. IAM members at the Texas-based company will also receive meal allowances, rest periods, health insurance and a 401k. Because the
Read moreMembers of IAM Local Lodge 1975, St. Thomas, ON, Canada, have ratified a new collective agreement with Ludachris Hats. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 1.5 percent in the first and second year and 2 percent in the third year. The agreement also contains the implementation of a new shift schedule proposed by the
Read moreCBTU President Rev. Terrence Melvin The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) held its 42nd International Convention in Orlando. This year’s convention was the first led by newly-elected CBTU President Rev. Terrence Melvin. Melvin, who is also the Secretary-Treasurer of the New York state AFL-CIO, succeeded the legendary William “Bill” Lucy, who served as CBTU’s
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