Every day, over 33,000 UCubed fans engage in the oldest political activity in the world – talking over the back fence with their friends and neighbors – via one of the newest political tools: Facebook. UCubed fans share stories. They like Honey and Buzz E Bee videos. They comment on posts. They feel more engaged
Read moreIn an eloquent message posted on the Local 639 website, the Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice Kansas, Rev. David Hansen, urged the Wichita faith community to support IAM members at Bombardier Learjet in their the struggle to preserve affordable health care. “Now is the time to speak out and speak up for a health
Read moreAn article published for In These Times unveils illegal, anti-union activity which reportedly took place during an IAM organizing campaign at the Fort Lewis-McChord joint Army and Air Force base in Washington state. According to the article, workers assigned to help families suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were forced to attend
Read moreAfter three months of negotiations, recently organized members employed by Trailboss at Hill and Nellis AFB ratified their first Collective Bargaining Agreements. IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representatives Don Gresham and Mike Wardle, along with Andy Allen, President of Local Lodge 568, as well as the organizing and negotiations committees of Local Lodges 568 and
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) welcomes the drop in unemployment numbers as reported by the U.S. Labor Department, but warns there’s still much more work to be done. “The ‘official’ unemployment numbers underestimate the depth of this crisis,” said UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “Real unemployment is not 7.8 percent but 16.8 percent. And the
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