Four former IBT bargaining units at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, AZ voted “YES” for IAM representation with the IAM garnering 80 percent of the vote. The former Teamster members decertified with the IBT in 2009 after enduring poor representation, especially the lack of expertise in the Service Contract Act (SCA) area. The 82
Read more(Left to right) IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steve Cooper, IAM Local Lodge 837a member Pamela Sanders, and Diane Babineaux, Chief of Staff to the International President, register at the 2013 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Observance in Philadelphia. The AFL-CIO’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Observance kicked off today
Read moreMore than 3,600 IAM members employed by the City of Long Beach, CA recently voted to ratify a landmark proposal that provides significant savings for the city while preserving existing pension benefits for members. The agreement also extends the current contract by one year and includes a no-layoff clause for the remainder of the accord.
Read moreJobs are not on my priority list, says a top U.S. official with the Department of Defense (DoD) in a new video on the Machinists News Network. The remark was made during a keynote address at the Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, regarding $45 billion of possible cuts to the DoD budget. Experts say the significant
Read moreDistrict 15 organizers and new IAM members at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY celebrate an organizing win that secured bargaining rights for 225 workers. New York District 15 scored a decisive organizing victory recently when 225 workers at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY rejected a fierce anti-union campaign and voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM.
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