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Washington, D.C., December 03, 2014 – In a stunning betrayal of America’s highly vulnerable retiree population, lawmakers are preparing legislation for the lame duck session of Congress that would overturn a key tenant of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and allow drastic cuts to the pensions of current retirees. The legislation, which is
Read moreWashington, D.C., October 29, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)-affiliated unions from the SkyTeam airline alliance today held strategic meetings and informational picketing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Delta’s largest hub, to support Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants’ campaign for IAM representation. ITF-affiliate unions
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., October 27, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is fully engaged in the federation’s campaign against Fast Track (http://NoFastTrack.com). Fast Track is a legislative gimmick being considered in Congress that would make it easier for advocates of Big Trade to
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2014 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced their latest organizing victory for 1,000 mechanics, technicians and maintenance personnel employed by URS at the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) near Texarkana, TX. The win follows a pair of successful IAM campaigns earlier this
Read moreFor Immediate Release Washington, D.C., October 19, 2014 – Members of Local 2069 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) voted today to accept an improved offer from Schneider Electric which ends a two-week strike by more than 300 IAM members in Schneider’s Square D facility in Peru, Indiana. “Our members stood
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