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Nineteen employees at Markham Acura in Toronto make up one of two new organizing wins at auto dealerships in Canada. Two recent organizing victories at Canadian auto dealerships have the IAM excited about the future of union representation in the industry. Nineteen Markham Acura employees have become the first IAM members from an auto dealership
Read moreGord Falconer IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Canadian Education Representative Gord Falconer to the position of Special Representative. Falconer has been the IAM’s Canadian Education Representative since 2002. While he will continue his duties concerning apprenticeship programs, job planning and skills training, his new responsibilities will include engaging the membership, staff, and district
Read moreMembers of IAM Local Lodge 660 attended class at the William W. Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Global Brass and Copper. In preparation for negotiations with metal fabricator and distributor Global Brass and Copper (GBC), IAM District 9, Local Lodge 660 members from East Alton, IL, attended the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining
Read moreWestern Territory General Vice President Gary Allen, right, joined striking Local 79 members who are fighting for justice at Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group in Auburn, WA. One of the world’s largest global union federations, IndustriALL, is joining the fight being waged by 60 IAM Local 79 members who have been on strike against Belshaw Adamatic
Read moreScrutiny of working conditions in Asia continues to mount as the latest in a string of disasters now includes a fire at a Chinese poultry processing plan that killed at least 120 people. The region has become infamous for its cheap labor and working conditions which are often deplorable, if not deadly. An April 24
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