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Pressure continues to mount for Cascades Containerboard to bargain in good faith and agree to a first labor contract with more than 100 workers at its Niagara Falls, N.Y. manufacturing facility.
Read moreThe Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) will be holding their 50th International Convention from August 25-29, 2021. Originally slated to be held in Chicago, the convention will be held virtually with the host Chicago chapter.
Read moreThe IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (W3 Center) in Hollywood, MD, will open its doors to participants on August 1, resuming in-person programs for the first time since March 2020.
Read moreMachinists Union members working at Cascades Containerboard in Niagara Falls, NY got the backing of two political heavy-hitters this week when U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called on Canada-based Cascades, Inc. to negotiate in good faith and reach a first contract with the union negotiating committee.
Read moreOn July 1, IAM District 77 joined a coalition of unions and workers at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in a press conference commemorating the airport’s minimum wage increase to $14.25 an hour. The raise is the second of three that will bring thousands of workers from $11 an hour in October 2020 to $15 an
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