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IAM Local 104 member Norman “Bud” Cyr is one of many CSX employees who is benefiting from an innovative labor agreement that ensures decades of work for members in Huntington, WV. When CSX Railroad served notice to outsource the rebuilding of hundreds of locomotives, IAM Local 104 members in Hungtington, WV, where CSX is one
Read moreRight-to-work (for less) laws are wrong for New Mexico and it’s time to stick with the facts, say state Democratic leaders in two op-eds published in southwestern New Mexico public television and radio station KRWG. NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS: Tell the New Mexico House of Representatives to reject Right-to-Work (For Less). A bill, recently passed by
Read moreLongtime IAM activist Clarence Gaskins, second from right, is honored with the “Lifetime of Service to Working Families” award. From left, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, Gaskins, and Connecticut State Council of Machinists President John Harrity. In 1960, IAM Local 700 member Clarence Gaskins was denied his right to vote. Last
Read moreIAM District 70 members at Spirit AeroSystems will receive a profit sharing payout significantly higher than previous years thanks to forward-looking negotiations and company earnings that exceeded expectations. The payout will occur on February 26, 2015 and covers 7,324 hourly employees in Wichita, KS; Chanute, KS and Kinston, NC. The average employee in the Wichita
Read moreBurn barrels were an essential part of the five-month strike by members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY, where temperatures on the picket line regularly dropped below zero. Members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY this week voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Monofrax, a company that makes fusion cast refractories used in the
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