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Local Lodge 1580 President, left, and Communicator Tammy Ives delivered holiday gifts that were donated by local members to area charities. Machinists at Local 1580 in Wellsville, NY, made the 2009 holiday season a memorable one by supporting The Salvation Army, ARC Children’s Home and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “The
Read moreThe IAM’s lawsuit to preserve more than 1,000 jobs at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut entered its final phase last week when attorneys for the IAM and the company filed final briefs for closing arguments. The case is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Janet Hall, who oversaw the five-day trial. The IAM
Read moreSeventy-five percent of District 141’s membership at Hawaiian Airlines ratified a four-year agreement that provides immediate wage increases of five percent, followed by raises of four percent, three percent and three percent in each successive year of the agreement. Additional paid holidays, no increases for health care premiums and a voluntary separation package were also
Read moreWith a new video, editorial and a growing list of partners, the IAM community service project known as Ur Union of Unemployed, nicknamed UCubed, is beginning to resonate among labor organizations and unemployed workers, who have created more than 40 individual “cubes” to share their experiences and gain the benefits of collective action. Using
Read moreThe outcome of the special election in Massachusetts is being touted as a victory for Tea Party activists, who grabbed the public’s attention with a non-stop smear campaign against the proposed health care legislation. But an article by Roger Bybee in In These Times magazine, argues that Democrats who buy that reasoning are missing the
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