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Twenty-eight workers who clean the Pratt & Whitney facility in West Palm Beach, FL, now have the protections and benefits of a strong IAM contract. The workers, who are employees of Eurest Services, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement and will join IAM Local 971 in the Southern Territory. “Most of the soon-to-be members will
Read moreIAM leaders in the metal trades are invited to attend the 2015 AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department Conference, to be held October 14-15, 2015 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. IAM Collective Bargaining Coordinator Jim Price will be hosting a very important IAM Metal Trades Caucus on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m.
Read moreAlliance for Retired Americans activist Max Fine was a member of the White House Task Force on Medicare 50 years ago. Labor leaders, pro-middle class activists and legislators gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to celebrate Medicare’s 50th birthday. WATCH: Unions Celebrate 50 Years of Medicare When President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark legislation in 1965,
Read moreWith the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this week, today should be a time to celebrate an important milestone. Instead, it appears that we are reversing course on guaranteeing voting rights for all. On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the VRA into law, following the clash between civil rights marchers
Read moreBargaining Committee members of District 776 in Ft. Worth, TX met at the Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin. The Negotiating Committee for District 776 in Fort Worth TX met last week at the William W. Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Lockheed Martin on behalf of 3,000 IAM
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