The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lawsuit brought by IAM District 26 against United Technologies Corporation (UTC), parent company of Pratt & Whitney. The court upheld a U.S. District Court’s injunction that barred Pratt from closing plants in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT. The unanimous 23-page decision from the three-judge appeals panel
Read moreUnited Airlines Senior VP of Labor Relations Doug McKeen (left) and Continental Airlines Human Relations & Labor Relations Senior VP Mike Bonds (right) visited the Winpisinger Center and answered questions from IAM representatives and members regarding the proposed United-Continental merger. The prospect of a greatly consolidated airline industry is responsible for an unprecedented conference taking
Read moreIn an op-ed published in The Hill newspaper, political strategist Mark Mellman asks is America no longer number one? “In the midst of the day-to-day struggles Americans face to retain the dignity that comes with work, to keep food on tables, roofs overhead and medicines in cabinets, something broader has been lost,” writes Mellman. “A
Read moreNearly 300 Years: Delbert Fruth, 89, Ed Souder 83, John Groves, 74, and Dick Zerger, 74, rode the entire 100 miles in their second Ride for the Guide. All plan to return for next year’s event. Members of Local 1297 in Ashland, OH, held their 19th annual “Ride for the Guide” to benefit Guide Dogs
Read moreFriday, July 9, is the cutoff date for reduced-rate hotel accommodations for the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement’s (LCLAA) 18th National Convention to be held August 3-6, 2010 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The theme of the Conference, “Los Latinos Cuentan: Honoring the Past, Building the Future,” celebrates LCLAA’s
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