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The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) is the biggest threat to environmental standards, workplace safety rules, public health, and financial reform regulations to appear in decades. The GOP-sponsored legislation calls for drastic changes to the Administrative Procedure Act, a cornerstone of the U.S. legal system that has served Americans well for more than 60 years. The
Read morePictured left to right are: Dale Hartford, GDA President; Gift of Sight award winners Local 2003 GDA volunteer Adam Beasley, McMorgan & Company President Brian Morton, IAM Southern Territory GVP Robert Martinez, Jr. and IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, who presided over the event. More than 1,000 people gathered to support Guide Dogs of America
Read moreThe winner of the 2011 Harley-Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra Classic motorcycle raffled off by Guide Dogs of America (GDA) is Tim Tietz of Huntington Beach, CA, a 29-year member of IAM Local Lodge 1484. Tietz, a journeyman refrigeration mechanic at International Transportation Service in the Port of Long Beach, said he usually doesn’t buy raffle tickets.
Read moreGrand Rapids, MI Local 475 members and their employer, Anderson Global, were honored recently with the Harold Workman Labor-Management Cooperation Award, presented at the Muskegon Area Labor-Management Committee (MALMAC) annual tribute to labor. Pete Jazdzyk, IAM District 60 Assistant Directing Business Representative and the servicing rep for Local 475 members at Anderson, nominated them. “I
Read moreIAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Labour Congress. Ritchie was elected by members of the CLC Canadian Council, which consists of the top officers from all of the affiliated unions to the CLC. The Executive Committee, which meets at least four times a year,
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