I am very proud to announce that not one member will be laid-off at UTC’s Precision Manufacturing Facility. Each and every displaced PMF person has been placed in another job in UTC. Many of these members were very senior. This did not happen by accident. It was a result of a lot of hard work
Read moreWe often feel uplifted when we hear about locally owned and operated businesses. We want very much to think that such businesses, by virtue of being locally owned and operated, are dedicated to theWestern New York economy and community at large. So it is extremely disheartening to witness the 134-year-old Buffalo Wire implementing an extremely
Read moreDistrict Lodge 15 brought 5 new members into the Machinists Union recently by organizing the car washers at Difeo BMW located in Tenafly, New Jersey. Please join me in welcoming these new members into the IAM family. On behalf of the Eastern Territory and its members, I extend our congratulations and appreciation to District Lodge 15 Directing Business Representative
Read moreTOYOTA DISPUTE CONTINUES IMF to take action against Toyota, after the company fails once more to restore the rights of Filipino workers dismissed in 2001 for supporting the establishment of their union. PHILIPPINES, [February 16, 2006]: After months of difficult negotiations, the Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation has again failed to make a satisfactory offer to
Read moreMore than 25,000 auto enthusiasts in the Baltimore-Washington area enjoyed a wide array of vintage automobiles, customized trucks and performance cars at the three-day “World of Wheels” auto show in Baltimore, MD. IAM Local 1486 members returned for their second year, manning a display booth and spreading the union message to members of the automotive
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