Quick links+
Mississippi Space Center Workers Vote to Join IAM The second time was charm for the 121 employees of Jacobs Sverdrup (JS) located at Stennis Space Center, in Bay St. Louis, MS. After a disappointing two-vote loss a year ago, many workers who gave the company “one more chance” decided they’d rather have any future promises
Read moreRallies in 18 cities nationwide and a large labor crowd outside NLRB headquarters in Washington D.C. protest upcoming anti-labor rulings by the Bush-appointed board. Hundreds of nurses at the Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, ME who are working to win a voice at work with the Machinists union, could be barred from union
Read moreNurses Threatened by ‘ Kentucky River’ Rulings Hundreds of nurses at the Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) in Bangor, ME who are working to win a voice at work with the Machinists union, could be barred from union membership by the upcoming “ Kentucky River” rulings from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB,
Read moreJuly Sisters of the Month Stacy Breunig and Libby Martin IAM sisters Stacy Breunig and Libby Martin are the President and Vice President respectively for Local Lodge 63 in Oregon. Both long-time union members, they’ve held E-Board positions for the past 2 ½ years. Local Lodge 63 is the oldest lodge in the Western Territory
Read moreDemocrats Debate the ‘Vision Thing’ Subtle but profound differences over the future of the Democratic Party were apparent in recent back-to-back presentations to the New Democratic Network (NDN) by New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack. Click here to listen to both speeches. Senator Clinton rolled out a litany of Democratic domestic priorities stymied by
Read more