The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced on Wednesday that its 4,900 members had voted to reject a deal its leaders reached with the U.S. freight railroads in an effort to keep the system running. It is now extending its negotiation process to September 29.
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I was a member of IAM when I worked out at the ammo plant for 9 years.
We never got shit from IAM. They were absolutely worthless. We had a contract negotiation in progress with the company wanting to freeze our wages for the duration, and the International endorsed that shit. It's not like we were highly paid anyway, I was making about 10 bucks an hour at the time, mid 1980s. I think we were asking for a 15 cent raise every year for the next 3 years.
