After nine months of face-to-face bargaining, IAM members at Air Canada voted to reject a proposed tentative agreement. IAM members also voted by 78 percent to support strike action. Angry over a history of mismanagement, the 8,600 IAM members at Air Canada are particularly sour over sacrifices they made while Air Canada executives continued to reap
Read moreThe Union Sportsmen’s Alliance TV series “Brotherhood Outdoors” is now into its second season of exciting episodes showing union men and women on hunting and fishing adventures of a lifetime, all across North America. The unique show was awarded the 2011 Sportsman Choice Award as best combination show (hunting and fishing). You can catch new
Read moreThe AFL-CIO released a flyer announcing the five-day march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, on March 4-9, 2012. The march, sponsored by the National Action Network, commemorates the historic voting rights march of 1965. Thousands from the civil, labor and human rights community are expected to participate. The 52-mile march will follow the original
Read moreNewly elected IAM District Lodge 54 Unarco Shop Committee, Pictured L to R First Row: Trevor Eisenbach, Chief Shop Steward; Michael Ault, Steward; Harold Golden, Jr., Steward; and Shane Jackson, Alternate Steward. Second Row: T. Dean Wright, Jr., President and DBR and Jerry Espy, ST/Organizer. Twenty eight employees at Unarco Material Handling, Inc. in Pandora,
Read moreThe IAM along with the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) released a joint statement today indicating both unions have signed a letter of intent concerning a potential affiliation of NUHW with the IAM. The signing of the letter of intent, approved by the Executive Boards of both unions, initiates a process whereby representatives of
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