The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week announced its decision regarding the protest filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) of last year’s Ramp/Fleet Service representational election at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental and Continental Micronesia. The NMB found the election’s conditions were not tainted and upheld the IAM’s
Read moreKathy Delio Effective June 1, 2012, IAM Assistant Director of Membership Services Kathy Delio will become Director of the newly-formed IAM Membership Services Department. The department currently exists as part of the IAM Information Systems Department. IT Specialist Cathy Russell will succeed Delio as Assistant Director. Cathy Russell “The Membership Services staff provide critical services
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) this week announced results of an investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) during last year’s representation election for Flight Attendants at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental and Continental Micronesia. While the NMB did find that the
Read moreIn an act of solidarity that secures their place in union history books, members of Local 851 in Joliet, IL, voted overwhelmingly this week to reject a concession-packed contract from heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc. Nearly 800 members walked off the job on May 1 after rejecting an initial offer that froze wages, doubled health care
Read moreA new documentary film, produced by director Robert Greenwald, uncovers the socioeconomical corruption behind billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. Koch Brothers Exposed details the brothers’ relentless and stomach-turning efforts to undermine the interests of working-class Americans on issues ranging from Social Security to the environment to civil rights. Koch Industries, the second largest privately
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