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Machinists Union Completes Organizing Hat Trick in Texas
Wed. October 22, 2014
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 year that organized 925 military helicopter mechanics, technicians and maintenance personnel employed by L3 at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Corpus Christi, TX.
The URS employees voted by 61 percent for IAM representation in a day-long election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
“Times are changing, and workers are tired of stagnant wages and benefits,” said IAM Southern Territory Vice President Mark Blondin. “There’s a growing trend among workers in Texas and throughout the South who believe it’s time to stand up and time to get their fair share. The new members at RRAD deserve credit for looking beyond the anti-union rhetoric and focusing on the opportunities that only collective bargaining can provide.”
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Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1888, the IAM is conducting organize drives across the South, including a campaign for more than 20,000 Flight Attendants at Delta Airlines and an effort among more than 3,000 workers at Boeing’s 787 assembly plant in North Charleston, SC.
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“Times are changing, and workers are tired of stagnant wages and benefits,” said IAM Southern Territory Vice President Mark Blondin. “There’s a growing trend among workers in Texas and throughout the South who believe it’s time to stand up and time to get their fair share."
Machinists Union Completes Organizing Hat Trick in Texas
Wed. October 22, 2014
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 year that organized 925 military helicopter mechanics, technicians and maintenance personnel employed by L3 at the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Corpus Christi, TX.
The URS employees voted by 61 percent for IAM representation in a day-long election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
“Times are changing, and workers are tired of stagnant wages and benefits,” said IAM Southern Territory Vice President Mark Blondin. “There’s a growing trend among workers in Texas and throughout the South who believe it’s time to stand up and time to get their fair share. The new members at RRAD deserve credit for looking beyond the anti-union rhetoric and focusing on the opportunities that only collective bargaining can provide.”
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Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1888, the IAM is conducting organize drives across the South, including a campaign for more than 20,000 Flight Attendants at Delta Airlines and an effort among more than 3,000 workers at Boeing’s 787 assembly plant in North Charleston, SC.
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