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On August 16, 96 individuals employed at Bradkens Engineered Products in Centralia, Washington voted to join the IAM. “We welcome them into the IAM,” said Bob Wilson, Directing Business Representative of District Lodge W24. “Special thanks go to Will Lukens, Frank Rouse, the Growth Coordinator of District Lodge W24, ADBR Chip Elliot, as well as
Read moreThe August 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, the Journal features articles about the “Bee Mad @ the GOP” campaign, labor rallies in Philadelphia for a Second Bill of Rights and unjust voter suppression tactics target minorities and elderly. You can get the app on iPad, Android
Read moreThe results of the 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest are in. The District and Local Lodge first place winners for each category are: In the Newsletter Category – Two districts tied for top honors for General Excellence: NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 in Washington, DC, for The Federal Employee and District Lodge 141 in Chicago
Read moreMembers of Local 733 in Wichita, KS employed at Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) will have an opportunity to vote this week on a proposal that would prevent termination of their existing defined benefit pension plan. The proposed contract change has the unanimous recommendation of the IAM District 70, Local 733 Bargaining Committee and would require
Read moreMembers of the Local 794 Retirees Club in Albuquerque, NM met recently with the director of the Retirees, Community & Membership Services Department, Charlie Micallef, and the field organizer for the New Mexico Alliance for Retired Americans, Terry Schleder, to kick off their effort to urge fellow retirees to become politically active in the 2012
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