Action Alert: Tell Philadelphia Orchestra Association: Respect Your Singers! Recognize Their Union! In only six years, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir has established itself as the premier chorus for symphonic works, drawing some of the best choral singers from the region and the country. They have been the only group directly involved in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Homegrown Workers Go 2-for-2 in Union Elections Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story. Workers at Homegrown cafes […]
CUTTING F-35 PRODUCTION WOULD BE A BLOW TO SKILLED AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY WORKERS: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President Robert Martinez Jr. argues that it’s time for Congress to ditch any F-35 cuts to preserve American jobs, while ensuring national security in a recent opinion piece published in Breaking Defense. READ: Cutting F-35 production would be a blow to skilled American defense industry workers Breaking Defense IAM CALLS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR […]
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest air transport union, has overwhelmingly ratified a strong five-year collective bargaining agreement with Southwest Airlines that gives its members a 13.1% wage increase from the current wage on the date of ratification and a 25.1% general wage increase over four years putting its members at the top of the […]
Charlie Flemming, a 44-year IAM member, and current Georgia AFL-CIO President, recently announced his retirement from the Georgia AFL-CIO, effective January 1, 2023. Charlie was elected as Georgia AFL-CIO President in 2011 after serving as the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council president. He spent over 30 years working in the airline industry with Southern Airways, Republic […]