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Strike Looms at Kennedy Space Center Two countdowns are underway at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, FL. One for the launch scheduled on Friday for NASA’s Space Shuttle and one for a strike deadline for 600 members of Local 2061 in Cocoa, FL. IAM members provide support services for the Shuttle and are
Read moreNorthwest Airlines Emerges From Bankruptcy Northwest Airlines (NWA) today begins operating outside of bankruptcy court protection for the first time in 20 months. While the process has been full of sacrifices and difficult decisions, IAM members fared far better than other employees at the troubled carrier. The IAM is the only union at Northwest to
Read moreJune 2007 US Sister of the Month Sharon Nave Sister Sharon Nave is a 10 year veteran of the IAM and has held the distinct honor of being the Recording Secretary of IAM Local Lodge 44 since day one. Employed as a Production Tech at Boeing, Sister Sharon has IAM union membership flowing through her
Read moreNew Contract Ends Iowa City Strike Members of Local 1426 in Sioux City, IA, ratified a new contract with Smurfit-Stone Container plant, ending a 10-week long strike over pensions, wages, forced overtime and 12-hour days in what were described as sweatshop conditions. The new agreement contains a 7 percent general wage increase over 4.5 years,
Read moreCBTU Holds 36th Annual Convention More than 1,000 IAM members and trade unionists are gathering in Chicago, IL, this week for the 36th International Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). “Lessons Learned, New Vision for the Future,” is the theme of the week-long convention. “Since 1972, CBTU has been a voice for
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