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In a contest overseen by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the IAM defeated the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in an election to represent nearly 4,600 Mechanic and Related employees at US Airways. The IAM received 1,903 votes, or 58 percent of all votes cast in the five-week election, while the IBT received 1,418 votes,
Read moreThe IAM is proud to announce that the Machinists Union has reached 20,000 “likes” on Facebook. The page acts as a forum for IAM members and others to stay up-to-date with the latest union news, developments and action alerts. It is updated every day with thought-provoking articles from around the labor movement. Here are a
Read moreThe Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a measure to boost defense civilian pay by one percent in 2014, potentially breaking a current three-year pay freeze. The increase was included in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act. Despite the committee’s approval, the measure must now receive a vote before the full
Read moreJay Leno, host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, called the new health care law the “Do As We Say, Not As We Do Act” after a decision to continue employer contributions to the health insurance premiums of members of Congress and Hill staffers. Late-night comedian Jay Leno took a jab at the White House for
Read moreBeginning September 3, 2013, longtime Machinists friend, talk radio host and author Bill Press will be moving The Bill Press Show to Free Speech TV. The show joins a lineup of several leading progressive voices like Thom Hartmann, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, Openline News with Davey D and The David Pakman Show. Free Speech
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