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Hawker Beechcraft announced this week that more than 250 high-skill, high-paying jobs will be eliminated when it closes a factory in Salina, KS. A company spokesperson confirmed that half the jobs would go to a facility in Mexico and half to outside vendors. When the closure was first announced in November 2009, company officials indicated
Read moreA Mexican appeals court issued an order that allows the Grupo Mexico mining company to terminate the employment and dissolve the union contract for nearly 1,200 members of the National Union of Mine and Metalworkers (SNTMMSRM) at the massive Cananea copper mine. The miners at the Cananea mine have been on strike since July 2007
Read moreThe IAM Women’s and Human Rights Department is urging members to take action today in honor of International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8, 2010. International Women’s Day is a day when thousands around the world gather to mark the many economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The United Nations has
Read moreLong-time IAM member John “Buddy” Sugg, 73, died last week after a lifetime of serving fellow IAM members in a variety of roles, including certified alcohol/drug counselor, liaison to IAM members and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), and non-stop supporter of the IAM’s Retirees, Community and Membership Services Department. “Buddy Sugg was such a good man
Read moreResistance from union households is causing headaches for lawmakers and labor leaders who agreed to support health care reform that included a 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurance plans. In addition to outrage over any plan to tax their benefits, many union members question the need for such revenue producing measures, given the
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