For the past 37 years, George Myers has been an IAM activist. While
working his way up from Assembler Trainee to Journeyman Maintenance
Millwright at Allis-Chalmers, George also found time to be an active
member of the union. Within two years of hiring into Allis-Chalmers,
George was elected shop steward of his local, IAM Local Lodge 1400
which later split into two locals.
Mike Rose joined the International Woodworkers of America (IWA) in 1980 after being hired at International Paper Company in Reedsport OR where he served as shop steward and chief steward.
Don Barker was initiated into Local Lodge 776A in July 1986 as a
production worker for General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin) in Fort
Worth, Texas.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I entered the workforce
in 1977 at age 18. The company manufactured compressor valves and
components.
Hi my name is Alfredo (Al) Granado. I am from Fort Worth, Texas, out of
Local Lodge 776-A, District 776 and now reside in Atlanta, Georgia as a
Special Representative for the IAM Organizing Department.
Greg was initiated into IAM Local Lodge #660, East Alton, IL in May of
1976 after hiring in at Olin Corporation, East Alton, Illinois; home of
Olin Brass, Inc, and Winchester Ammunition.
Steve Hantzis began working his first union job in 1968 while attending
Indiana University. He worked summers and weekends at Roadway Express
in Indianapolis and became an alternate steward for Teamsters Local
135.
Originally from Lazaro Cardenas Michocan Mexico, Macario Camorlinga
came to the United States in 1985. Soon after, Macario started working
as a machine operator at the American Racing Corporation and he and his
co-workers realized that they needed to make a drastic change in the
way the company treated them.
Bob Anderson was appointed as a Special Representative assigned to
the IAM Organizing Dept. in early 1997 and became a Grand Lodge
Representative in 2001. Anderson worked as a full time organizer for
District Lodge 121 for 1996 and part of 1997 as well as participating
in various organizing projects prior to that.