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Members of the IAM Local 839 Negotiating Committee were joined by IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, Headquarters GVP Rich Michalski, Southern Territory GVP Bob Martinez and others on Day One of contract talks with Spirit AeroSystems. The opening round of talks between Machinists Local 839 and Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, KS, is drawing favorable media
Read moreFront row, left to right: Local 873 Committee Member Steve Thiede, District 10 Business Representative Ben Elizondo, Local 873 President Brian Brath. Back row, left to right: Local 837 Committee Chairman Joseph Terlisner, Local 873 Committee Member Joel Kollath, Local 873 Committee Member Dennis Beske In preparation for upcoming contract talks with John Deere Horicon Works,
Read moreThe IAM’s 2010 Legislative Conference will be held May 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. To receive the reduced room rate, participants must make their hotel reservations no later than April 1, 2010. Call the Hyatt Regency directly at 202-737-1234 to make your room reservations. Registration starts at 9:00 Monday morning, May 10,
Read moreEfforts are under way in Congress to do away with the temporary extensions on legislation that allows laid-off workers to receive help with COBRA health care premiums. The Senate passed a bill to extend the 65 percent subsidy through the end of 2010. The measure is now under debate in the House. Without the subsidy,
Read morePresident Barack Obama signed the controversial $938 billion health care bill into law today, with opponents and advocates still arguing over what the legislation will or will not accomplish. The ceremonial signing follows a 219-212 vote earlier this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, where last-minute deals with moderate Democrats were enough to secure
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