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IAM District 751 members working for Doss Aviation have ratified a new three-year contract. The contract covers about 15 specialists who refuel military airplanes and helicopters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center in Washington state. The deal was approved with a 77 percent “yes” vote. Highlights of the agreement include
Read moreThe Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is one of three pending Bush-negotiated free trade agreements lawmakers are trying to ram through to final passage. But Congress must vote “No” on this bad trade deal. The Panama FTA contains inequitable tax havens for corporations, while failing to protect Panamanian workers from unsafe working conditions or create
Read moreLast week, a group of 34 law and labor academics sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) urging him to stop interfering with the National Labor Relations Board’s law enforcement proceeding against the Boeing Company. The professors assert that Issa’s request for documents serves little oversight purpose, but is instead a
Read moreTo refocus attention on the jobs crisis, UCubed is holding its own presidential primary – for jobless households – called the ‘Pink Slip Primary.’ Starting on August 1, at 7:00 a.m., the jobless of all political persuasions will be able to see what candidates running for president have said about jobs, what their campaign appeals
Read moreIAM members from 25 locations across British Columbia voted in favor of ratifying a four-year contract that ended a five-week strike at Finning. The 700 mechanics, parts department and support personnel repair and overhaul heavy equipment for mining, forestry and construction industries in British Columbia. Wages, benefits, shifts and sub-contracting were the four major
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