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04.30.2009 – Sixty production and maintenance workers at the Aluminum Rolling Mill of Koenig & Vits in Manitowoc, WI recently voted for the right to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and working conditions. “This group really was solid and determined,” said IAM Organizing Department Grand Lodge Representative Bob Anderson. “They need seniority rights, job security
Read moreSebelius Confirmed as HHS Secretary By a 65-31 vote, the Senate this week confirmed President’s Obama’s pick of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to lead the $750 million enterprise known as the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. In addition to coordinating the federal government’s response to the recent Swine Flu outbreak, Sebelius will press for
Read more04.28.2009 – More than 800 Automated Flight Service Specialists (AFSS) at Lockheed Martin are now represented by the Machinists union after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified the results of their vote for the IAM. The Flight Service Specialists work at twelve sites and three hub facilities across the continental United States and Hawaii.
Read moreLockheed Flight Specialists Vote for IAM Representation More than 800 Automated Flight Service Specialists (AFSS) at Lockheed Martin are now represented by the Machinists union after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified the results of their vote for the IAM. The Flight Service Specialists work at twelve sites and three hub facilities across the
Read moreNew Contracts Cover C-17 Workers in Nine States Many of the 313 members in nine states who maintain Boeing C-17 aircraft for the U.S. Air Force will see their pay increase dramatically under new IAM contracts recently negotiated under Service Contract Act (SCA) guidelines. While the majority of first year pay raises under the new
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