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Members helping members in times of need is a strong tradition in the Machinists union, and the recent string of snow, wind and rain storms across the East coast generated by Hurricane Sandy has caused widespread damage. IAM members adversely affected by severe weather like Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac, or other natural disasters, can get
Read moreThe October 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, the 2012 Grand Lodge Convention sets the course for global action, the battle rages on for a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, UCubed’s BEE MAD @ THE GOP campaign shifts into high gear, and retired IAM Local Lodge
Read moreJamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in Pittsburgh, PA, won first place in the 2012 IAM Photo Contest for his photo “Heat Treating.” Results of the 2012 IAM Photo Contest are in and the 2013 Calendar is rolling off the presses. The top three photography awards go to Jamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in
Read moreMore than three dozen retirement home workers in Orleans, Ottawa, Canada, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. The 40 members of IAM Local Lodge 1295 work as guest attendants, cooks, registered practical nurses and receptionists at the Belcourt Manor. Their new four-year agreement provides wage increases of two per cent each year, inclusion in the
Read moreSito Pantoja Sito Pantoja, IAM General Vice President for Transportation, was elected to serve on the Executive Board of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), during its meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Pantoja will replace IAM General Secretary-Treasurer (GST) Robert Roach Jr., who has served in that position for over 12 years. Pantoja was unanimously supported
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