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April 4, 2006 – A unique alliance of two major unions is calling on the Reynolds American Tobacco Co. in Winston-Salem, NC to grant union recognition and begin bargaining for a contract covering more than 2,000 production and maintenance workers there. The United Tobacco Alliance for a Voice and Freedom (UTA), a joint effort by
Read moreGST Mart Elected to Institutional Investors Board General Secretary-Treasurer Warren Mart was elected to serve as Secretary of the labor caucus to the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) and the Board of CII. GST Mart will serve with the President of UNITE-HERE, Bruce Raynor, in leading labor’s voice among the giant public and corporate pension
Read moreApril Sister of the Month: Eveleyna U. Washington Sister Eveleyna Washington has served on the Executive Board for Local Lodge 851 as Sentinel and now Trustee for the last 9 of her 31 year career as a Machinists Union member. As a Materials Specialists with Caterpillar, Inc., Sister Eveleyna became more involved in her local
Read moreA federal judge in California ordered Foster Poultry Farms to recognize and bargain with the League of Independent Workers, an affiliate of the International Association of Machinists, on behalf of more than 2,000 workers at a poultry plant in Livingston, California., while the National Labor Relations Board resolves unfair labor practice charges against the employer
Read moreDelphi Demands Draconian Wage Cuts Corporate America’s slash and burn campaign against its workers took an ugly turn this week when auto parts manufacturer Delphi Corp. delivered its latest proposal to the United Auto Workers (UAW) for wage cuts covering a majority of Delphi’s 34,000 hourly workers. Delphi filed for bankruptcy last October and has
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