Approximately 68 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (LGBG) workers have overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). LGBG workers help enrich the community by maintaining and growing the living collections through horticultural expertise, hosting concerts, seasonal events, and educational children’s activities. “LGBG employees are a beloved and important part of […]

The federal government is the single largest employer of veterans in this country. There are currently 2.278 million civilian federal employees and nearly 30 percent of them are veterans. If DOGE follows through on proposed threats, and lays off 75 percent of the federal workforce, an estimated 481,950 veterans will be laid off. “Every person […]

33,000 frontline workers at Boeing, members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Districts 751 and W24 voted to ratify a new union contract with the company that has instantly set a new standard for compensation and wages for aerospace industry workers. The deal followed a vigorous strike lasting nearly two months by […]