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On November 29, members of IAM Local 1802 (District 54) voted to ratify their union contract at Nordson Corp. in Amherst, OH, ending their 2-week strike and returning to work on November 30. The new contract includes major victories for members including better mandatory overtime policies, higher wage increases, health insurance cost freeze, retirement benefits
Read moreTwenty-five workers of Valiant Government Services employed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM recently. The new members are HVAC Techs, electricians, carpenters, painters, pipefitters and boiler tenders, and are Service Contract Act (SCA) employees that maintain hospital facilities. “We congratulate Valiant Government Services workers for choosing to join
Read moreThe Maine Lobstering Union released the following statement following a court ruling delaying a decision on lobstering restrictions: “The Maine Lobstering Union is pleased that Judge Boasberg in the District of Columbia agreed with the union and its colleagues that all concerned need to better understand the available data before making decisions that could drastically alter or
Read moreAMHERST, Ohio, Nov. 14, 2022 – Approximately 133 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Local 1802 (District 54) are on strike at Nordson Corp. in Amherst, Ohio after overwhelmingly voting to reject the company’s “last, best and final” contract offer. The strike began at midnight on Monday, Nov. 14. IAM
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the first Apple workers to join a union, filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Apple for excluding IAM CORE members in Towson, Md. from certain educational and medical benefits being offered to all other Apple employees starting
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