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Pickets Protest New Piper Shareholder’s Meeting IAM members picketed the American Capital Strategies (ACS) shareholders meeting in Bethesda, Maryland this morning to show support for workers at New Piper Aircraft who were denied their freedom to join the union. ACS owns New Piper Aircraft and has allowed an anti-worker management team free rein in the
Read moreRead the letter of solidarity from federación agroalimentaria Madrid here.
Read moreBill Flynn is still fighting for a union at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and he doesn’t even work there anymore. “I’ve lived this about all my adult life,” said Flynn, who has worked on several unsuccessful union campaigns at Reynolds. Flynn, 58, started working in production at Reynolds in 1969. He took an incentive package
Read moreAbout 2,000 workers at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. are scheduled to vote on union representation today and early Friday. Workers who support unionization said they are upset about cuts in benefits. They also said that it makes sense to band together to negotiate a contract the way that executives do for themselves. Read the entire Winston-Salem
Read moreIAM, Bombardier Learjet Launch Contract Talks With tough negotiations in the offing, IAM leaders attended the contract opener for LL 639 at Bombardier’s Learjet plant in Wichita, Kansas. The contract expires October 2. “Our member’s top concerns are job security, health care, pensions, and wages,” said Southern Territory GVP Martinez. “We are prepared to bargain
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