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IAM members at Air Canada voted nearly 3-to-1 to accept the terms of an agreement covering more than 7,500 workers at the carrier. The contract covers technical maintenance and operational support employees handling baggage at airports and in Air Canada Cargo. The contract contains job security and job protection measures, along with two re-openers allowing
Read moreIAM Local 2777 Chief Steward/Grievance Committee Charles Pate, Steward Rich Swindon, Steward/Grievance Committee Regina Ullrich-Holmes, District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Steward J.D. Baker, and Steward/Grievance Committee Wayne Mason. In a perfect example of why an IAM contract is so valuable, more than 200 workers for L3 Communications at Whiting Field Naval Air Station near
Read moreThere’s still time to enter your newsletter or website in the annual IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 4, 2016. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to all good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will
Read moreAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says there was progress in 2015, but raising wages must be an ongoing mission for the labor movement. Marking nearly one year since the first ever Raising Wages Summit, the AFL-CIO released a new report detailing the successes, struggles and path ahead to raise wages for working people. The report finds
Read moreSince exposure testing began at Pantex, 1,356 people have tested positive. The number is likely to increase. Most American workers go about their jobs, put in enough years to retire and expect to be healthy enough to enjoy their golden years. For many nuclear defense plant workers, it’s a roll of the dice. The Pantex
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