
IAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Bill LePinske to serve as Midwest Territory Coordinator, effective June 1, 2025.
LePinske had served as an International Representative after joining the Midwest Territory’s staff in 2017. He has most recently served as the territory’s National Labor Relations Board representative, which helps file for union elections for workers to join the IAM.
“Bill is a longtime IAM member and has been instrumental in organizing and servicing our members throughout the Midwest for many years,” said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Sam Cicinelli. “We’re excited to welcome Bill to this new role and continuing to provide the best representation possible to our proud membership.”
LePinske initiated into IAM Local 701 in 2002 when he helped organize his Joliet Dodge shop. He served as Shop Steward before being appointed to the position of organizer in 2011, and then to the position of Business Representative in 2014.
He has also served as a delegate to the 2012 and 2016 IAM International Conventions, the IAM Illinois State Council, and the Chicago Federation of Labor.