Quick links+
Members of Local 86 cast ballots to ratify new contract with Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane, WA The pursuit of contractual job security is difficult in the best of times, but in the midst of the worst recession in decades, it would seem an impossible task. Undaunted, the 335 members of Local 86 who work at Triumph
Read moreUnion Steward – Hector Castaneda – points to IAM “Union Made” label In the exclusive world of popcorn popping machines, the name C. Cretors & Co. has held iconic status for more than a century. Their steel and glass machines are still made today in Chicago, IL, with the help of 40 members of Local
Read moreMembers of the Local 2410 Bargaining Committee took part in a week-long class at the Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Grote Industries. Members of the Local 2410 Bargaining Committee recently traveled to the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland for one of the Center’s most unique and popular offerings, the week-long Program titled, “Negotiation Preparation
Read moreA month-long effort by UCubed leaders and activists to craft a guiding document for the Ur Union of Unemployed has resulted in a 21-point plan that is unique for priorities it identified, as well as for how the plan was developed. Nearly 450 UCubed activists participated in an online survey to solicit, debate and refine
Read moreExample of oil boom using chain provided by IAM members of Local 1030 in Winona, MN. The members of Winona Chain Makers Lodge 1030 in Winona, MN, have put it in high gear to deliver one million feet of chain for the “booms” used to clean up the Gulf oil spill. The chain is used to
Read more