Microsoft Update Triggers The Largest Tech Disaster in History
Microsoft Update Triggers The Largest Tech Disaster in HistoryOn Friday morning, a global computer outage led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights across the United States, causing delays and confusion at airports nationwide. The disruption also affected...
The Machinists Union held its Grand Lodge Convention in Las Vegas this week. This year, District 141 was recognized with a special award for its efforts at union organizing. District President, Mike Klemm, was specifically honored for his pioneering efforts in growing the Union, which is expected to add more than ten thousand new union members over the next few years.
Standing Strong: Guam’s Resilience in the Aftermath of Super Typhoon Mawar
Amid the extensive damage caused by Super Typhoon Mawar, the District Vice President of the Machinists Union in Guam, is encouraging residents to seek help from the Machinists Union Disaster Relief Fund. Vice President Sharon Sugiyama said the fund offers immediate...
Dragonomics: Unmasking the Dragon of Inequality
When a provocative question posed in a viral social media post recently caught the public's attention, it sparked a broader conversation on wealth distribution. The question was simple yet powerful: "What does it mean when real people are wealthier than a notorious,...
Largest Non-Strike Rally in Airline History
The largest non-strike rally in the history of commercial aviation took place on Friday. Thousands of airline workers from five different Unions joined forces at ten airports to call attention to foot-dragging by United Airlines in ongoing contract talks with the Air...
IAM Files for Union Representation Election for Approximately 3,000 JetBlue Ground Workers
IAM Files for Union Representation Election for Approximately 3,000 JetBlue Ground Workers23 September 2022WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2022 -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest airline union, today announced...
Frontline Power Is Essential to Rebuilding the Labor Movement
September 07, 2022 / Mike Parker and Martha Gruelle - Originally Published at LaborNotes.org Frontline Power Is Essential to Rebuilding the Labor MovementLabor NotesExcerpted from Democracy Is Power: Rebuilding Unions from the Bottom Up by Mike Parker and Martha...
JetBlue Management Ramps Up Write-Ups and Terminations After Peak Summer Travel
JetBlue Management Cracks Down on Discipline, Write-Ups and Terminations After Peak Summer Travel Organizing 15 September 2022 Justice at JetBlue requires Just Cause at JetBlue. Reports around the system are that JetBlue supervisors are turning up the heat and...
Machinists Union Prepares for Negotiations at Apple
Machinists Union Prepares for Negotiations at AppleOrganizing22 August 2022IAM CORE Members, First U.S. Apple Store to Unionize, Prepare for NegotiationsWatch on YouTube: This week, eight IAM CORE negotiating committee members from the newly organized Apple store in...