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After twice rejecting the company’s last, best and final offer on July 16 and July 25, three hundred plus IAM members who work at Trax International (formerly Newtec) voted to accept the modified offer made by the company on July 30, 2012. Trax International initially wanted to replace the current co-payment healthcare plan with a
Read moreA trio of organizing victories in Kentucky and Texas are the latest examples of workers in Southern states turning to the Machinists union for the security and stability of an IAM agreement. In Louisville, KY, eight Recast Energy LLC workers voted to join the IAM. The IAM’s newest members are boiler operators who provide steam
Read moreOn August 11, 2012, the IAM will gather with working people from across America in Philadelphia – the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights – to demand an economy that works for all. The “Workers Stand for America Rally” will send a message to Republicans and Democrats about the need to
Read moreThe IAM’s Spanish-Language programs at the William W. Winpisinger Center were lauded at the 19th National Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Convention in Orlando, FL. IAM members and leaders joined hundreds of delegates attending the 19th National Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Convention in Orlando, FL, celebrating 40 years of LCLAA.
Read moreA new Facebook campaign by the Union of Unemployed (UCubed) has the worldwide web buzzing with disdain and anger for GOP members of Congress whose policies have kept the jobless broke and out of work. “Bee Mad @ the GOP” is a campaign to place responsibility for the pain jobless households have experienced where it
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