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BAILEYVILLE, Maine, Oct. 6, 2023 – Approximately 22 Machinists Union members at a northern Maine wood pulp facility will go on strike beginning Sunday, Oct. 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET, followed shortly by 20 Millwrights and 38 oilers and steam and water plant operators, barring a drastic change in a company proposal that would eviscerate the membership’s
Read moreRegistration is now open for the 2023 Machinists Wood, Pulp & Paper Council (MWPPC) Conference from Oct. 25-29 at the Graduate Hotel in Eugene, Ore. The deadline for hotel reservations is Friday, Oct. 6.
Read moreAbout 125 IAM members from across the South recently gathered in Biloxi, MS for a Committee on the Future Listening Session. IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway welcomed members and thanked them for participating in this historic event. In this video report, three IAM members who attended, Mary Lee of Local 97, Mikah
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Billy Barnwell, a longtime IAM activist, and officer in Georgia, as a Special Representative in the IAM Woodworkers Department. The appointment is effective February 1, 2023. Barnwell, a 20-year IAM member, has served as President and Directing Business Representative of IAM District 131 since 2017. During his
Read moreIAM 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
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