Hardy Williams (L) and Benny Adair with 7-ton Mother Jones Workers’ Memorial. Photo by Berry Craig. When Machinists say they’re going to do something, they do it, even if an eight-hour trip turns into a two-day ordeal that included three flat tires. Benny Adair, District 154 DBR and Vice President of the AFL-CIO Western Kentucky
Read moreLL 2003 Negotiating Committee members Jamie Littlefield and Randy Garrett negotiating with Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner Local 2003 at Ft. Rucker, AL is preparing for tough negotiations with Army Fleet Support. The 3,600 IAM members at the Army helicopter base test, fly and maintain the large helicopter fleet at the base, providing safe, quality
Read moreIn a recent video, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is not bullish on President Obama’s new job-creation advisor, General Electric (GE) CEO Jeffrey Immelt. While the remarks were recorded one month prior to Immelt’s White House appointment, Sen. Sanders’ speech underscores the concerns of many regarding Immelt’s track record for killing U.S. jobs – rather than
Read moreThe International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) and three other Global Union Federations are holding “Global Days of Action” in defense of trade union rights in Mexico. The campaign will be held from February 14-19, 2011, to mark the five-year anniversary of Grupo Mexico’s Pasta de Conchos coal mine explosion which took the lives of 65 coal
Read moreLong-time IAM leader and political activist John Jefferies of Baltimore, MD has passed away. He was 82. Jefferies was born in New Jersey, but early on moved to Baltimore, MD. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and then proceeded to get an education in labor and politics. In 1963, Jefferies
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