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The Union of Unemployed (UCubed) welcomes the drop in unemployment numbers as reported by the U.S. Labor Department, but warns there’s still much more work to be done. “The ‘official’ unemployment numbers underestimate the depth of this crisis,” said UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “Real unemployment is not 7.8 percent but 16.8 percent. And the
Read moreA bankruptcy judge has given Hostess Brands, Inc. permission to reject IAM contracts and to implement unfair changes on nearly 200 IAM members employed by Hostess. Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2012 and is seeking changes to its current labor contracts. The vehicle and building maintenance workers represented by the IAM
Read moreHealth care costs topped the list yet again as the Machinists of Local Lodge 639 at Bombardier Learjet in Wichita, KS hit the picket lines after voting down the company’s unfair contract offer and voting by a 79 percent margin to strike. Workers in Wichita build the Learjet line of business jets, including the new
Read moreAnita Parlberg McClure1908 – 2012 The IAM mourns the death of Anita Parlberg McClure, the former secretary to legendary IAM International Presidents Al Hayes and P.L. “Roy” Siemiller. McClure was 104 years old and living in Frankenmuth, Michigan at the time of her passing. McClure first hired on at the IAM as a File Clerk
Read moreThere is a new chapter in the ongoing saga of Aveos. Manitoba has joined Quebec in formerly accusing Air Canada of not respecting the 1988 law requiring it to maintain aircraft maintenance and overhaul centers in Montreal, Winnipeg and Toronto. “This is a significant turn of events,” said IAM Canadian GVP Dave Ritchie. The IAM
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