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The Machinists Union has filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to represent Ground Instructors at Continental Airlines. Ground Instructors provide classroom training for Continental’s pilots. The IAM already represents workers in the Ground Instructor classification at United Airlines (UAL), Continental’s proposed merger partner. Under the terms of the IAM-UAL Fleet Technical Instructors
Read moreMachinists District Lodge 751 in Seattle, WA has launched a new YouTube channel with videos that show Machinists making a difference in their communities. The new site — www.youtube.com/iambuildingcommunity — features videos of members of the Machinists Volunteer Program working on their community service projects and videos from District 751’s fundraising efforts on behalf of
Read moreUr Union of Unemployed (UCubed) today cited the unexpected rise in new unemployment claims as further proof that the nation can no longer afford the economic stewardship of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. “Another 500,000 Americans applied for unemployment last week,” said Rick Sloan, Acting Executive Director of UCubed. “The pace of job losses is
Read moreThe General Executive Board of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) has unanimously voted to rejoin the AFL-CIO, effective October 1, 2010, four years after the 500,000-member union disaffiliated from the federation. In their statements, LIUNA General President Terence O’Sullivan and AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka emphasized the importance of a strong, unified labor
Read moreThe 2011 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance will take place January 13-17 in Cincinnati, OH, one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad. “As in past years, the event will feature an array of speakers, workshops, an awards dinner and a day of community service,” said IAM Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux.
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