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IAM Automotive Coordinator Boysen Anderson, second from right, led a team of more than 30 IAM representatives at negotiations with UPS and UPS Freight. More than 4,000 IAM-represented mechanics at United Parcel Service (UPS) and UPS Freight have ratified new contracts that cover over 100 locations nationwide. The two IAM-UPS national agreements, one for UPS
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its official determination on the election of Grand Lodge Officers of the IAM. According to the DOL, IAM members in 884 Local Lodges cast ballots in April 2014 and properly elected R. Thomas Buffenbarger as International President, Robert Roach, Jr. as General Secretary-Treasurer and the following nine
Read moreIAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin addresses newly-organized workers at Corpus Christi Army Depot after ratifying their first IAM contract. More than 900 newly-organized L3 Communications workers at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) have overwhelmingly ratified a first contract that includes handsome raises, a cap on health-insurance cost increases and a defined-benefit pension
Read morePresident Obama signed an executive order to penalize federal contractors that treat their workers poorly. President Obama has issued an executive order cracking down on federal government contractors that engage in wage theft, discrimination and other labor violations. The “Fair Pay and Safe Workplace” measure will require prospective contractors to disclose labor law violations from
Read moreThe IAM District 54 Negotiating Committee achieved important improvements in a newly-ratified agreement with Wolf Creek Federal Services at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. The 67 recently-organized members ratified a first contract containing a solid package of benefits, including a defined benefit pension, a 401(k) plan and pay increases as high as $7
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