Retirees and their spouses come from all over North America to participate in the IAM’s Retiree Conferences. The registration deadline for this year’s conference, which begins November 19 in Las Vegas, is October 11. Are you ready to have fun with IAM Brothers and Sisters and safeguard hard-won union benefits? If so, join us for
Read moreMadison firefighter Ted Higgins is arrested by WI State Capitol Police after participating in a Solidarity Sing Along on August 19, 2013. (Photo: Leslie Peterson) Add freedom of assembly to the list of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s enemies. A month ago, the Republican began ordering the arrest of people participating in noontime sing-alongs to protest
Read moreThe 2013 IAM Transportation Conference is the first to be chaired by IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja, right. Also pictured, left to right, IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., and IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. The 2013 IAM Transportation Conference convened in Las Vegas, NV on the
Read moreUnioNation performed original songs and classic hits at a celebration commemorating the IAM’s 125th anniversary at Local Lodge 709 in Marietta, GA. Their CD is expected to be available for purchase before the end of the year. (Bill Burke / Page One Photography). IAM members express their solidarity in a number of ways – on
Read moreMembers of the Okeelanta Corp. Negotiating Committee met at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD to strategize for their upcoming contract negotiations with the company. The Negotiating Committee for over 550 IAM Local Lodge 2152 members at South Bay, FL-based sugar manufacturer Okeelanta Corp. met at the William W. Winpisinger Center recently to
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