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Members of NFFE-IAM Local 1429 meet with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) to discuss potential BRAC cuts at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA. Members of NFFE-IAM Local 1429 in Chambersburg, PA recently met with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) to discuss strategy for protecting Letterkenny Army Depot from closure in the event of another round of
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, FL carrying the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The IAM recently sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, urging Congress to reject any attempt to
Read moreThe IAM had one of the largest groups in the National Labor College’s 2014 graduating class including, from left, Scott Walker, James Smith, Kathlene Mirgon, Donna Perinetti, Marcus German, Edison Fraser, Alastair Haythornthwaite and Michael Garofano (not in photo: John Gehringer, Andrew Marnhout, Linda Seeley, Steven Warren and David Wheatley). Appearing with the graduates, right,
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, second from left, speaks out against a proposal to reduce or eliminate retiree pension benefits during a panel discussion, sponsored by Bloomberg Government, on the implications of reforming multiemployer pension plans. The IAM is calling on members of Congress to reject any legislation that allows pension fund administrators to reduce
Read moreFriday, May 9, 2014 is the new deadline to complete and return enrollment forms for the Federal Employees’ Collective Bargaining class from June 22 to 27 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The program will focus on areas such as negotiating ground rules, contract bargaining, mid-term bargaining, collective
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