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Machinists Put Merger-Minded Airlines on Notice Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. this week sent letters to the CEOs of United Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines demanding that the carriers include the Machinists Union in any potential merger discussions. “The IAM, through our Merger Committee, is currently evaluating the various scenarios that could result from
Read moreMarch 28, 2005 Workers Vote IAM Yes in Fresno Local 653 Directing Business Representative Tom Rotella is pleased to announce that fifteen employees of Toyota Material Handling,in Fresno, CA, have voted to join the IAM. These workers, all fork-lift mechanics, survived a tough campaign and won the right to collectively bargain a new contract with
Read moreLabor Honors Dr. King in Memphis The annual AFL-CIO event commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took place this year in Memphis, TN, where the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader was slain while supporting striking sanitation workers in 1968. The observance drew more than 2,000 delegates and guests, double the number
Read moreLatest Updates: 1,822 Long Beach, CA. Workers Vote ‘IAM YES’ More than 1,800 city workers joined together and voted IAM Yes!!! Big Win for Local 2515 85 service contract workers at White Sands Missile Range are the lates workers who said “YES” to joining the IAM. Workers at Filtrona Join District 751 New members at
Read moreA new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) indicates that the end of employment-based health insurance is not yet in sight but “if one larger employer actually did drop its health benefits, others might follow for competitive reasons.” The full report can be downloaded by clicking here.
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