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IAM Reaches Tentative Agreement with Northwest Airlines The IAM announced a tentative agreement with Northwest Airlines covering 5,600 Equipment Service & Stock Clerks (ESSC) at the bankrupt airline. Terms of the tentative agreement are available on the District 143 website, www.iam143.org. “The negotiating committee unanimously recommends ratification of the agreement to avoid the elimination of our
Read moreMay 23, 2006 – IAM history comes alive with the online debut of all of the Machinists’ Monthly Journals from the earliest edition in 1889 all the way through its last year of publication 1956. The collection, which also includes the Machinist newspaper published from 1946 to 1994, is a joint project started in 2004
Read moreMay 23, 2006 – New Orleans voters reelected former Mayor Ray Nagin in their first municipal election since Hurricane Katrina, however, thousands of displaced residents were unable to vote due to the absence of out-of-state polling places. Earlier this year, the Bush Justice Department approved an election plan that allowed only three ways of voting;
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Read moreIt’s a Wrap for the 2006 Legislative Conference After four days of meetings, visits to Capitol Hill and a raft of inspirational speeches, the 2006 Legislative Conference wrapped up with hundreds of newly energized IAM activists ready to shake things up and bring labor’s message back to their communities. “Next to organizing, involvement in politics
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