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Raytheon Members Win New Contract Local 933 members at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ approved a tentative agreement, ending a 10-week strike against the aerospace-industry giant. The new agreement was hammered out with the help of a federal mediator during a marathon 18-hour negotiating session that began Friday and lasted until early Saturday morning.
Read moreCongress Poised to Act on Minimum Wage, Drug Prices Two issues profoundly impacting middle class families will be on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week: an increase in the minimum wage and lower prescription drug prices. Lawmakers on Wednesday will take up the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (H.R. 2),
Read more‘100-Hour War’ Starts Today Democrats assumed control of both houses of Congress today for the first time in twelve years and immediately embarked on an ambitious legislative agenda to improve the lives of working families and curb ethical violations among lawmakers. “Today we make history. Today we change the direction of our country,” said Nancy
Read moreIAM Jobs Preserved in Kansas Raytheon Sale Nearly 4,500 IAM members of Local 733 in Wichita, KS will continue working under terms of their existing contract with Raytheon Aircraft Co. following the Dec. 21 sale of the company to a partnership formed by Toronto-based Onex and Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs. The $3.3 billion
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