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  • iMail , News March 27, 2012

    IAM Opens Negotiations with Lockheed in Ft. Worth

    International President Tom Buffenbarger addresses members of District 776 at the strike sanction meeting in Ft. Worth, TX. A loud and spirited crowd of District 776 members gathered at the Cowtown Coliseum in Ft. Worth, TX this past Sunday and voted by a 99.9 percent margin to sanction a strike at the Fort Worth facility

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  • iMail , News March 27, 2012

    Workers’ Memorial Day is April 28

     IAM Workers’ Memorial at the William W. Winpisinger Education Center. Every year on April 28, the IAM and the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers’ Memorial Day to remember those who suffered and died on the job. The struggle continues this year to create good jobs that are safe and healthy and to ensure workers

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  • iMail , News March 27, 2012

    District 751 Members Win Skills Competition

    The AMT team: from left, Boeing manager Ron Vanhoy; Machinists Andrew Ortbahn, Jon Renaud, Samuel Nelson, Philip Haldeman and Barry Pelton; manager Sean Rosenlieb and event director Tom Hendershot. A team of District 751 Machinists who work at the Boeing Co. won top honors in its category at the Aircraft Maintenance Professionals (AMT) Society’s annual

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  • iMail , News March 27, 2012

    Supporters Defend Export-Import Bank Mission

    If the attacks on the U.S. Export-Import Bank are successful, and the agency is forced to limit its activities, thousands of U.S. jobs will be lost and billions in export-related economic activity will shift to foreign economies. “Given the fragile economy and the need to create millions of manufacturing jobs, one would think that funding

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  • iMail , News March 22, 2012

    West Virginia Local Marks Three Decades of Service

    IAM volunteers from Local 598 in South Charleston, WV prepare food for distribution to local food banks. (left to right) Local 598 Vice President Rose Hairston, Local 598 Member Cliff Means, Local 598 Member Joe Davenport For 30 years, members of IAM Local 598 in South Charleston, WV have proved they care about their neighbors

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