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WASHINGTON — Republicans on a Senate panel have failed in an effort to undercut the National Labor Relations Board’s case against Boeing Co. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham tried to take away the NLRB’s authority to tell a company where it can locate work. Read the entire article at Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/21/general-industrials-us-congress-spending_8693731.html
Read moreThe IAM filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) asking the Board to rule that United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia are now operating as a single transportation system for union representation purposes in the Passenger Service classification. Such a ruling is a necessary first step before union representation issues can be
Read moreDelegates at the popular Southern States Conference team up to overcome the unique challenges of organizing and representation in southern states. Organizing and outreach efforts to young Machinists topped the agenda for the second Southern States Conference held in Myrtle Beach, SC. The highly successful conference provides tools and resources for IAM leaders and activists
Read moreA new Economic Policy Institute report finds the U.S.-China trade deficit has eliminated or displaced nearly 2.8 million U.S. jobs since 2001. All 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have been affected. Of the 2.8 million jobs lost or displaced, 1.9 million of them were in manufacturing – representing nearly half
Read moreCongress narrowly avoided another Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shutdown after the Senate approved a measure to extend FAA operating authority funding through January 2012 and funding for transportation programs through March 2012. The House passed a “clean” extension without the GOP’s anti-labor provisions and other demands that caused the FAA shutdown in August. The FAA
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