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The IAM is encouraging members of Congress to sign a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the swift consideration of President Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The letter, being circulated by Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Joe Courtney (D-CT), criticizes McConnell (R-KY) and the GOP for their “ideological obstruction”
Read moreAerial view of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK, where IAM member George Rogers found his 9-year old son alive after a mile-wide tornado destroyed the structure. IAM members in the nation’s midsection are no strangers to the wrath of Mother Nature; from hurricanes on the Gulf Coast to twisters in the nation’s
Read moreIAM members at M1 Support Services voted to ratify a three-year contract that includes wage and pension increases. Back row (left to right): James Sollars, Steve Jordan, Larry Young, Dave Hatcher, Mason Lucas, Jay Jaramillo, Gerald Krautheim. Front row: Jody Bennett, Joe Capra, Candy Buttimer, Kevin Surface. IAM members at M1 Support Services have overwhelmingly
Read moreWilliam W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger welcomed more than 30 Secretary-Treasurers from AFL-CIO-affiliated unions to the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center recently for a meeting that included an analysis of pension and health care issues as well as presentations on the myriad of federal compliance requirements. “The
Read moreThe IAM hopes Oklahoma lawmakers will do their part to help the tornado stricken area in their state to recover. Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, both Republicans, have been outspoken critics of federal disaster relief funding for other parts of the country in the past. The Oklahoma Senators were two of 36 Republican Senators
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