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He wants to tax people’s employer-provided health care benefits and give the insurance companies much more power over people’s health care. Download Talking Points Here.
Read moreVirginia Auto Parts Strike Yields Gains A short strike in Blacksburg, VA, yielded a stronger contract for 200 members of Local Lodge 2533. The four-year agreement at Federal Mogul, an auto parts manufacturer, expires in 2010, but the contract had a wage opener in April. The company offered a $500 lump sum for 2008 and
Read moreMembers of Local 1297 in Ashland, OH overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Pentair recently. The new accord calls for an increase in wages and changes in health care coverage. The negotiations centered around outsourcing and health care and under the new contract, the union received further review language in regards to outsourcing. Pentair,
Read moreGVP Lynn D. Tucker, Jr. addresses the Eastern Territory Staff Conference held in West Chester, Ohio. GVP Lynn D. Tucker, Jr. held a day long conference for the Eastern Territory including Grand Lodge, District and Local Lodge Staff. More than 100 Representatives were given a review of the 2007’s activities and what lies ahead for
Read moreApril 28, a Day to Remember Machinists gathered this week for a solemn service to honor fellow members who perished on the job or from work-related conditions during the past year. The names of five IAM members were inscribed on bricks and set among 240 others at the IAM Workers’ Memorial on the grounds of
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