The Machinists Union and a host of AFL-CIO unions are joining together as organizational sponsors of
One Nation Working Together, a nationwide effort to get America back to work.
December 15, 2006 - IAM leaders meeting in Chicago, IL announced this week they would resume their partnership with the Coordinated Bargaining Committee (CBC), a coalition of 14 unions representing workers at General Electric (GE), as part of IAM preparations for upcoming contract negotiations with the global conglomerate.
IAM members in Canada took to the streets of Montréal last week to draw
public attention to the failure of Canadian lawmakers to respond to an
outsourcing symposium being sponsored by the Mexican government
Connecticut District 26 filed Unfair Labor Practice charges this week
with the National Labor Relations Board over a decision by Pratt &
Whitney to lay off 38 workers from the Cheshire overhaul and repair
facility.