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NASA contractor, United Space Alliance (USA), says it will layoff approximately 15 percent of its workforce on October 1, 2010. USA says it expects to layoff 800 to 1,000 workers at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, 300 to 400 workers near the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX and about 10 in Huntsville, AL. The terminations
Read moreWorkers at Seymour Windows & Doors Limited in North Bay, ON, are the newest members of the IAM in Canada. “These workers were looking for someone to represent their concerns with their employer and they found a voice with the Machinists,” said District 78 Organizer Scott Jackson. “This organizing victory was made possible through the
Read moreThe 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
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