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New Contract for Local 542 Members at Alaska Airlines

Published 10 May, 2011 Local 542 members who are flight dispatchers at Alaska Airlines ratified a new four-year contract that provides wage increases and quality of life improvements. A large majority of the 36 dispatchers, 86 percent, voted to accept the contract that will mean wages keep up with the increasing cost of living and…

Local 542 President Helps Implement NextGen ATC System

Published 11 May, 2011 Increasing levels of air traffic with limited operational air space and a grossly inefficient analog radar system designed for the 20th century has made the already demanding job of directing air traffic much more challenging for pilots, flight dispatchers and air traffic controllers. Thus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and industry…

Protests Against Cutting Public Education as Governors Visit D.C.

Published 11 May, 2011 Anti-worker governors from Wisconsin and Pennsylvania who were attending a right-wing conference on privatizing education in Washington, DC on May 9 were met by hundreds of protestors who oppose drastic budget cuts and plans to decimate public education. Chanting “Save Our Schools” and “Say No To Vouchers,” students and teachers from…

May 12 Rally to Make the Banks Pay

Published 14 May, 2011 On May 12 the streets of the New York City financial district rang with the chants of 20,000 people including transit workers, teachers, students and community activists who disrupted the normal work day to tell the big banks to pay up and stop the cuts to public services. The vibrant and…

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