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Contract with Cessna Ratifies by 63 Percent After an old fashioned street rally capped off nearly 5 weeks of intense negotiations with Cessna Aircraft Co., members of Local 774 in Wichita, KS, ratified a new three-year agreement by 63 percent this week. The pact provides annual wage increases of 5 percent, four percent and four
Read moreGrowJobsCT, an IAM-initiated program was granted 501c3 tax-exempt status by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) last week. GrowJobsCT is a coalition that brings together labor, businesses, community groups, and elected officials in working to preserve and expand manufacturing jobs in Connecticut and was created by IAM District 26, with the support of the Eastern
Read moreWichita Machinists in Tentative Agreement with Cessna Members of Local 774 at Cessna Aircraft Co. in Wichita, KS, woke up to good news after holding a rally that drew over 2,500 workers and shut down the city’s historic “Old Town” district. Early today, IAM negotiators announced a tentative agreement with Cessna that that contained significant
Read moreNation Marks Sixth Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Today is the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in 2001 that claimed nearly 3,000 lives in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. “We will never forget that two of our members, Marianne MacFarlane and Jesus Sanchez, were on one of the planes that hit the World Trade
Read moreTCU Endorses Sen. Clinton for President Transportation Communications Union (TCU) International President Bob Scardelletti is calling on all 65,000 active and retired TCU members to support New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) in her campaign for President of the United States. The TCU Executive board joined the IAM and endorsed Sen. Clinton following last
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