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Members of the District 140 Bargaining Committee completed a week of intensive training at the William W. Winpisinger Center that included simulated bargaining sessions to better prepare for upcoming negotiations with Aeroguard. The newly elected IAM Negotiating Committee representing employees of Aeroguard at the Vancouver International Airport recently completed negotiation preparation training classes at the
Read moreTransportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. presents CBTU President Bill Lucy (center) and actor and political activist Danny Glover (left) with IAM ‘Union Strong’ shirts during the 39th International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). In an unmistakable display of solidarity with Machinists fighting to represent more than 30,000 workers at Delta Airlines,
Read moreReaching out to more than a quarter million unemployed South Carolinians, the Union of Unemployed this week began airing ‘Our Turn,’ a 30-second ad that urges the state’s jobless voters to express their anger and frustration in the upcoming gubernatorial primary election. To view the ad, click here. “The depth of jobs crisis in South
Read moreIAM members of Local 2296, who are employed as courseware developers and pilot trainers at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC, have ratified a new 26-month agreement that underscores the importance of bargaining unit solidarity, trained negotiators and extensive IAM experience in the service contract arena. Highlights of the new contract include a wage hike
Read moreUnemployment benefits for millions of Americans will begin to run out tomorrow, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Last week, the House voted, 215 to 204, to extend unemployment benefits through November, but the measure failed to draw enough support in the Senate before the start of the week-long Memorial Day recess. Jobless workers receiving reduced COBRA
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