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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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreAircraft 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
Read moreEleven members of District 751 who work for Republic Services in Klickitat County, WA were honored recently by their company for excellence on the job. The 11 were in the first group to be given Republic’s “Dedicated to Excellence” award, which recognizes that the workers met Republic’s high standards for safety, while also excelling in
Read moreThe 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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