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Harry Kelber (1914 – 2013) After over seven decades in the labor movement as a union leader, critic, educator and academic, Harry Kelber passed away Sunday in New York City. He was 98 years old. A self-described “front-line observer” of labor, Kelber was a catalyst in the 1962-1963 New York City newspaper strike that lasted
Read moreFriday, April 5 is the last day to sign a White House petition demanding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) overturn their decision to allow knives on commercial flights. IAM Flight Attendants staged an informational picket Tuesday at Dulles Airport and spoke to passengers about signing the petition. As of Tuesday, the campaign still needed over
Read moreHolding the Line: Members of Local 1441 in Springfield, TN on strike at Unarco Materials Handling for a share of the success they helped create. In the wake of a contract offer described as “low and outside,” over 150 members of Local 1441 in Springfield, TN set up picket lines and commenced a strike to
Read moreNegotiations are set to resume with Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group on March 28. More than 60 members of IAM Local 79 in Seattle, WA have been standing strong on the picket line since March 24 after voting unanimously to approve the strike. Employees offered a medical plan that saved the company more than $20,000 per
Read moreMachinists Union members joined other unions and the AFL-CIO in San Antonio, TX in supporting the embattled National Association of Letter Carriers to protest the planned switch to five-day delivery service for first class mail in August. The unions are concerned about the effect of lack of delivery for seniors. “The mailbox is a lifeline
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