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  • iMail , News May 31, 2012

    NMB Affirms Flight Attendant Election Results at United Airlines

    The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week announced results of an investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) during last year’s representation election for Flight Attendants at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental and Continental Micronesia. While the NMB did find that the

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  • iMail , News May 31, 2012

    Illinois Machinists Reject Caterpillar Concessions

    In an act of solidarity that secures their place in union history books, members of Local 851 in Joliet, IL, voted overwhelmingly this week to reject a concession-packed contract from heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc. Nearly 800 members walked off the job on May 1 after rejecting an initial offer that froze wages, doubled health care

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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    Labor Hall of Fame Adds Deceased 9/11 Union Members

    The more than 600 union members who perished on September 11, 2001 as a result of the terrorists’ attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania were inducted collectively into Labor’s International Hall of Fame at the 2012 induction ceremony held recently at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC. “We are extremely proud to be able

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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    NLRB Member Accused of Aiding GOP Resigns

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member accused of funneling confidential information to GOP allies who were engaged in a campaign to discredit the agency has resigned. NLRB member Terrence Flynn submitted a letter to President Barack Obama saying he would resign effective July 24, but would immediately recuse himself from all agency business. Flynn

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  • iMail , News May 29, 2012

    IAM Welcomes Members Serving Arctic Circle

    Aircraft maintenance workers employed at Keewatin Air in Winnipeg, MB, are the newest members of the IAM and will join more than 18,000 workers in the Canadian Air Transport Sector. Keewatin Air serves the Canadian Arctic from its main base in Winnipeg with a fleet of Beech 1900 and King Air 200 aircraft. Keewatin Air

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