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IAM Local 264 members Dave Litif, John Foley and Mike Rowan (not pictured) quickly went from being Boston Marathon volunteers to first responders after a pair of bombs killed three and injured dozens near the finish line on April 15, 2013. Three members of Local 264 in Boston, MA were honored recently for their bravery
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger addresses delegates to the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. Hundreds of IAM members are making their voices heard in Washington D.C., this week, talking to elected officials on Capitol Hill and listening to industry leaders and politicians at the 2013 IAM Legislative Conference. This year, the annual conference
Read moreThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) requested the National Mediation Board (NMB) hold a union representation election for Mechanic and Related employees at US Airways. The Mechanic and Related classification is presently represented by the IAM, which is awaiting an NMB release from stalled contract negotiations with US Airways. “By seeking an election now, the
Read moreThe Norris Dam, a Tennessee Valley Authority hydroelectric facility on the Clinch River in northeast Tennessee, was one of the first public works projects created by the New Deal. (Credit: TVA Web Team) The IAM joins Republican and Democratic lawmakers in opposing a fiscal 2014 budget proposal to sell the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),
Read moreRep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) Republicans have finally come up with a way to end unemployment: stop counting it. A bill introduced by Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) would prevent the U.S. Census Bureau from conducting nearly all surveys except for a population count every 10 years. For the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which relies on the
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