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The IAM had more than 25 delegates at the 69th AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department Convention. The MTD covers union members in key sectors of the economy, including the Department of Energy, Department of Defense and shipbuilding. Delegates to the 69th Convention of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department (MTD) re-elected IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger
Read moreIn a rare display of bipartisanship, the Senate is poised to approve modest legislation that would offer job training services and incentives for employers to hire veterans. The measure includes tax credits of up to $9,600 for companies that hire disabled veterans who have been jobless for six months or more, as well as enhanced
Read moreFriday November 11, 2011 is Veterans Day. Please take time out to honor the men and women in the armed forces who are serving and have served our nation. “The IAM is proud that many of our members also serve their country as members of the armed forces,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “When duty
Read moreRight-wing Republicans in Congress, who have been relentless in their attacks on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), are increasingly on the defense for failing to introduce a single policy or program to address the nation’s job crisis. According to an analysis by American Rights at Work (ARAW),
Read moreIAM Lodge 778 sponsored a special commemorative event as part of a National Day of Remembrance to honor America’s nuclear weapons workers that includes IAM-represented workers at the Honeywell FM&T plant in Kansas City, MO. Approximately 500 former and present workers and their family members, as well as federal, state and city officials attended. Nearly
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