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The IAM announced it would file a lawsuit in federal court following news this week that Pratt & Whitney (P&W) would close its Cheshire Overhaul & Repair facility and the Center for Airfoil Repair (CARO) in East Hartford, CT. The lawsuit is the next step in a battle to save more than 1,000 IAM jobs
Read moreAn appearance by the president of the United States before the nation’s largest labor federation would be a newsworthy event under any circumstances, but with the country facing the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression and unions struggling to regain clout, the speech by Barack Obama to the AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh was among
Read moreAirline Local 1833 set up housekeeping at the 12-day Minnesota State Fair held August 27 through Labor Day, September 7. The Local has participated in the fair for more than 40 years, manning booths and giving out IAM merchandise and information. This year, the volunteers also educated visitors on the IAM’s “JOBS Now” campaign to
Read moreA new leadership team took the helm of the AFL-CIO with the nomination and election of Richard Trumka as President, Liz Shuler as Secretary-Treasurer and Arlene Holt Baker as Executive Vice President. Trumka succeeds John Sweeney who retired after serving for 14 years as president of the AFL-CIO. In a passing of the gavel
Read moreFor many people, unemployment numbers are abstract statistics. But for the people who are laid off, it’s a grim reality of no paycheck, no health care, skimpy unemployment benefits and a bleak job market. To put a human face behind the numbers, the IAM hosted a display of some of the 30,000 Machinists Union members
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