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A deceitful ploy by the City of Long Beach backfired when they took unilateral action that led to the loss of five days of wages for IAM members over a period of five months in 2009. In a landmark decision, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled in favor of IAM members who were
Read moreIn a testament to how far and fast a good idea can travel, the Union of Unemployed (UCubed) this week announced that its network of jobless activists now includes more than 100,000 Facebook fans. “Those 100,000 online activists regularly share posts with their 26.6 million Facebook friends, giving the unemployed a power that far exceeds
Read moreThree years after a 15-day strike grounded operations at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, OK, IAM members of Local 898 ratified a new contract by 426-84, an 84 percent margin. The three-year agreement covers nearly 800 members employed at Vance by prime contractor CSC Applied Technologies LLC and three subcontractors. The new agreement includes
Read moreAfter a long life spent in service to family, friends, country and union, former Midwest Territory General Vice President (GVP) Merle E. Pryor, Jr., died on June 8 in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Pryor, 80, retired from the IAM in 1993 after a union career that began in 1955 as a member of Local 834 in
Read moreIAM members with a background in heavy equipment are being advised that the Canadian mining company Finning (Canada) in Edmonton, Alberta is preparing to hire a large number Heavy Equipment Technicians and plans to solicit workers from the U.S. as well as Canada. While Finning is preparing an application to allow the hiring of non-Canadian
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