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IAM members at Spirit AeroSystems in Kinston, NC recently ratified an historic first agreement that aims to help grow the new facility with a ground-breaking partnership. The contract is a 12-year accord, which will continue year-to-year thereafter unless one party or the other asks to negotiate anew. A Joint Partnership Committee will be established to
Read moreWashington politicians are at it again. If they don’t find a way to avoid the “fiscal cliff” by year’s end, federal workers could see devastating cuts to their pay, retirement, health care and jobs. Congress may have created this problem, but it is up to you to fix it. On Federal Employee Day of Action
Read moreFinding that perfect gift this holiday season doesn’t have to be a headache. Check out Labor 411’s Made in America, union-made gift guide. Gifts include those made by the IAM, as well as UNITE HERE, Boilermakers; Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers; United Steelworkers; United Autoworkers; United Food and Commercial Workers; the Retail, Wholesale
Read more(left to right) IAM Bargaining Committee for members of Local 845: GLR Don Gresham, Thomas O’Bryant, Aerospace Coordinator Jody Bennett, Bob Simoni, Robert Sumlin, Thomas Coons and Fernando Ledesma. Members of Local 845 in Las Vegas, NV who are employed by CSC at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) have ratified their second contract with significant
Read moreMembers of Local Lodge 2385 in Fayetteville, TN, voted by a 3-1 margin to accept an improved contract offer and end their 5-day strike at Goodman Mfg. in Faytetteville, TN. The improved offer included a wage increase of 30 cents an hour the first year, up from 10 cents on the first proposal, improved health
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