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IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed longtime IAM officer and staff member Robert D. Walls to serve as the IAM’s Woodworkers Director. The appointment is effective January 1, 2023. Walls has served on the Woodworkers’ Department’s Grand Lodge staff since 2015 as a Special Representative and then as a Grand Lodge Representative. “Brother
Read moreMike Rose, IAM Chief of Staff to the International President assigned to the wood, pulp and paper sectors, will retire from the IAM, effective January 1, 2023.
Read moreDistrict W24 woodworkers, their families, labor allies, and community members recently gathered at Local W246’s union hall in Springfield, OR for a show of solidarity with IAM District W24 Weyerhaeuser workers who have been on strike against the company for six weeks. WATCH: Oregon AFL-CIO Rally Video IAM District W24 Directing Business Representative Brandon Bryant,
Read moreBuilding and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) sent a letter of solidarity to IAM District W24 members who have been out on strike against Weyerhaeuser Timber Company for six weeks. READ: Weyerhaeuser strike: Six weeks in, still no deal In the letter, BWI pledges their support of the striking North American woodworkers’ fight against Weyerhaeuser’s unfair
Read moreThe Machinists Wood, Pulp and Paper Council (MWPPC) on Saturday held its third annual virtual barbeque competition to help raise money for Guide Dogs of America / Tender Loving Canines (GDA/TLC). The successful event brought in approximately $14,000. “The MWPPC had another tremendously successful barbeque, with our most participants ever grilling out for a great cause,” said
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