About 2,000 workers at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. are scheduled to vote on union representation today and early Friday. Workers who support unionization said they are upset about cuts in benefits. They also said that it makes sense to band together to negotiate a contract the way that executives do for themselves. Read the entire Winston-Salem
Read moreIAM, Bombardier Learjet Launch Contract Talks With tough negotiations in the offing, IAM leaders attended the contract opener for LL 639 at Bombardier’s Learjet plant in Wichita, Kansas. The contract expires October 2. “Our member’s top concerns are job security, health care, pensions, and wages,” said Southern Territory GVP Martinez. “We are prepared to bargain
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Read moreDear Mr. Adams, We have been informed by the IUF of the anti-union campaign launched by Reynolds American in response to worker support for union representation and union efforts to gain recognition at RAI facilities in and near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We are shocked and deeply disturbed by the overtly anti-union message and the veiled
Read moreEstimados/as compañeros/as: Teniendo conocimiento de la campaña antisindical que la direccion empresarial de RJ Reynolds/BAT está realizando contra las organizaciones sindicales representantes de los trabajadores de esta empresa, queremos manifestaros nuestro apoyo en vuestras justas reivindicaciones y desearos el exito en vuestras acciones. Paralelamente hemos mandado un correo de protesta a los directivos de esa
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