Ozark strike ends as AMFA members ratify contract
The 560 member Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association Local 24 voted in St. Louis and Chicago, approving a 27 month agreement ending a 71 day walkout. Pay rises to 6.82 an hour with premiums, removal of site surveillance, and retroactivity to the old contract end date. Flights to 62 cities in 15 states expected to resume. pilot Don Burgess welcomed return to work.
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Teachers discuss organizing at NEA convention in Portland
About 9,000 teachers gathered in Portland for the fifth annual NEA meeting amid debate over a possible merger with the AFL-CIO aligned AFT. The talks hinge on membership requirements and the evolving stance on union unity during a period of job protection concerns and public funding scrutiny.
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