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GE’s recent announcement that it would be finalizing plans for a joint venture with China-owned AVIC to produce avionics systems is another example of how other countries demand the transfer of technology and production from Western companies. For years, the IAM has sounded the alarm about giving away our jobs and leading-edge technology to other
Read moreUr Union of Unemployed (UCubed) is taking the 2011 fight for jobs local. Soon state representatives and senators will be voting on redistricting. All too often, this process of drawing congressional district lines is used to protect incumbents – rather than the people they represent. With the proper computerized mapping, lawmakers can almost guarantee his/her
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has advised the Attorneys General of Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah that recent attempts to mandate the use of secret ballot-only union elections are illegal. All four states have recently approved state constitutional amendments requiring secret ballot elections in circumstances where federal law permits private sector employees
Read moreIAM members packaged more than 6,000 meals for needy residents during the community service portion of the AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance in Cincinnati, OH. IAM members joined with hundreds of union activists from across the country for a full schedule of activities at this year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Read moreMore than 200 civilian workers at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state voted recently to join the Machinists Union. The workers are employed by defense contractor URS to perform maintenance on U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowlers and EA-18G Growlerelectronic warfare jets. The 82 percent vote capped a year-long effort to form a union for
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