Oxfam Canada Executive Director Robert Fox, third from right, presented IAM Canada with a commemorative plaque in recognition of the union’s contribution towards Oxfam’s relief and reconstruction work in areas of the Philippines devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 8, 2013. Joining IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie, right, in accepting the honour were
Read moreIn a new Machinists News Network video, IAM Chief of Staff and Trade and Globalization Director Owen Herrnstadt says companies use the threat of moving jobs to Mexico to stifle worker’s rights to form their own union. A new Machinists News Network video highlights the job loss and wage reduction that has come from the
Read moreNewly-proposed NLRB regulations would go a long way towards ensuring fair union elections for workers across the U.S. The unfair, tedious and costly process for workers to exercise their right to organize could be getting some reprieve if recently-proposed labor regulations take effect. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has put forth new rules that
Read moreUS Airways fleet service workers gathered in Boston in a show of solidarity to demand their company do the right thing and offer a fair contract now. IAM-represented fleet service, mechanic and related and maintenance training specialists have been in contract negotiations with US Airways for approximately three years, but the airline has stonewalled the
Read moreDemocratic members of the U.S. Senate tried again today to move forward a bill that would extend unemployment insurance for 1.7 million job-seeking Americans. They read letters from jobless veterans, single mothers and down-on-their-luck constituents who are out of work through no fault of their own. They were asking for a lifeline. Republicans said no.
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