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Machinists Slam Harley ‘Betrayal’ More than 2,700 Machinists union members at Harley-Davidson in York, PA, were forced out of their workplace today after voting to reject a contract that union leaders called a betrayal to workers at the iconic company. “Harley-Davidson has no business behaving like they’re on the brink of bankruptcy,” said IP Tom
Read moreTexas District 776 DBR Pat Lane to Retire With only two days before District 776 DBR Pat Lane closes the books on an IAM career than spanned nearly three decades, the Ft. Worth Star Telegram took a look back at the man who began life “with patches on his patches” and went on to become
Read moreFebruary Sister of the Month Cheryl Stockebrand Sister Cheryl Stockebrand is a member of IAM Woodworkers LL W261; which is affiliated with IAM Woodworkers District 1. She has been an IAM member for 13 years and in that time has served on the Southern Oregon Labor Council as well as served as Editor and Communicator
Read moreMachinists Address Pensions, Airline Management at Senate Merger Hearing General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr., was the sole labor representative at an important Senate hearing on airline mergers and industry consolidation. “Proposed mergers must be scrutinized to ensure that employees’ hard earned pensions are preserved,” said Roach before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Read moreFlight Attendants Vote on Pension Plan More than 9,000 Continental Flight Attendants are receiving ballots in the mail this week for a special vote to transition from Continental’s company-sponsored pension plan into the IAM National Pension Plan (NPP). An under-funded company plan and the prospect of a merger between Continental and United Airlines, whose Flight
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