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  • iMail , News September 30, 2010

    UCubed to Rally for Unemployed

    Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) will hold a pre-March rally at RFK Stadium before joining the historic 10.2.10 One Nation Working Together March on October 2, 2010 in Washington, DC The UCubed pre-March rally will take place from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at RFK Stadium, which is located at 2400 E. Capitol St. in Washington,

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  • iMail , News September 28, 2010

    Election Dates Set for Delta Stock & Stores Employees

    The National Mediation Board (NMB) today acted on an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) application and ordered a union representation election for more than 700 Stock & Stores employees at Delta Air Lines. “The Stock & Stores employees at Delta understand the airline industry is changing and they need protection from some

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  • iMail , News September 28, 2010

    Southwest Airline to Acquire AirTran for $1.4 B

    The merger mania that cut the nation’s major network carriers to just four, is spreading to low-fare carriers this week with the announcement that Southwest Airlines will acquire AirTran Airways for $1.42 billion. The merger is expected to close in the first half of 2011, pending approval by shareholders and federal regulators. For representation purposes,

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  • iMail , News September 28, 2010

    Soyuz ‘Glitch’ Delays Return of U.S. Astronaut

    Russian space officials blamed a series of “small glitches” for a 24-hour delay in the scheduled return of a Soyuz space capsule from the International Space Station (ISS). American astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and a pair of Russian cosmonauts were preparing to return after six months in orbit when a computer on the Soyuz signaled

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  • iMail , News September 28, 2010

    Toronto Machinists Ratify New Accord with TBH

    Machinists members in Toronto, ON, who are employed at TBH (Toronto Baggage Handling) have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. “The members have ratified a 23-month agreement and the alternative after a year of often intense negotiations was strike action,” said District 140 Organizer Ian Morland. “I can’t say enough about the hard work and

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