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  • Organizing October 14, 2009

    Grand Lodge Representative, Frank Hannigan

    Frank Hannigan  Grand Lodge  Representative fhannigan@iamaw.org Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I entered the workforce in 1977 at age 18. The company manufactured compressor valves and components. During my 21 years at this job, I was trained to operate various grinding, milling and turning machines.  One event that changed my life occurred in 1986.

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  • Organizing October 14, 2009

    Grand Lodge Representative, Greg Beckham

    Greg Beckham  Grand Lodge Representative gbeckham@iamaw.org 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.  Greg worked in the Metallurgical Laboratory of the Brass Mill. While in the shop, Greg held various

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  • Organizing October 14, 2009

    Grand Lodge Representative, Billy Anderson

    Billy Anderson Grand Lodge Representative andersonb@iamaw.org Billy was born and raised in the city of Chicago, IL. He initiated as a member into Local Lodge 701 in 1996. He was elected as a union steward, then became a member organizer, IAM apprentice organizer, and in 2009 became a Special Representative assigned to the IAM Organizing Dept. He became

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  • Organizing October 14, 2009

    Grand Lodge Representative, Michael Evans

    Michael Evans Grand Lodge Representative mevans@iamaw.org Mike Evans was born in Hartford, Connecticut.  He worked in the aerospace industry for 22 years.  He became a Machinist Union member in 1991.  In addition to holding positions of Educator and Communicator Mike also was elected to represent his coworkers as shop steward for Local Lodge 743. He moved into

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  • Organizing October 14, 2009

    Special Representative, Jason Woodward

    Jason Woodward Grand Lodge Representative jwoodward2@iamaw.org Jason joined the Machinists in June 2000 as a stock clerk in the purchasing department at IAM headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD. At the same time, Jason obtained a journalism degree from the University of Maryland. Jason also interned with the IAM Communications Department for two years before joining

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