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The IAM this week joined with a coalition of labor unions and more than 20 individual retirees to file a federal class action lawsuit against General Electric Corporation in the Northern District of Ohio. The union coalition contends that GE violated federal labor law and the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by unilaterally depriving
Read moreThe IAM is entering contract talks early with United Airlines. (Photo: Bill Burke/Page One Photography) The IAM has announced an agreement with United Airlines to open contracts covering approximately 30,000 workers early, more than one year ahead of the scheduled amendable date, and enter into expedited negotiations to amend the current IAM-United contracts. Part of
Read moreBy a vote of 92 percent in favor, members of Montreal IAM Local 712 have accepted their next collective bargaining agreement with Bombardier Aerospace. “We have made the choice of making certain compromises for advancing the aerospace industry and to secure the defined pension plan,” said IAM Quebec Coordinator David Chartrand. “We hope in return
Read moreFor the third time in three years, a study released by the Federal Salary Council shows federal employees make 35 percent less than comparable private-sector employees. The Federal Salary Council, of which NFFE’s National Secretary/Treasurer Randy Erwin is a member, is made up of numerous pay experts and advises President Obama and the Administration on
Read moreThe White House released the complete text of the deeply flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim nations. The IAM today expressed grave concerns over details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which were released today by the White House after months of secret negotiations. “The IAM’s worst fears about the TPP materialized early
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