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IAM Local Lodge 509 member Corey Martin, right, receives disaster relief check from Local Chairman Gary Whitmer. Martin, of Minot, ND, suffered extensive loss from the record-setting flooding earlier this summer. This year has been particularly harsh when it comes to natural disasters. All across North America, people have been hit with tornadoes, hurricanes, wild
Read moreIAM President Tom Buffenbarger called for strong support of North America’s business jet industry during his testimony before the International Trade Commission in Washington, DC. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger called for an end to mischaracterizations of the U.S. business jet industry during testimony before the International Trade Commission in Washington, DC. America’s business jet
Read moreIAM Headquarters General Vice President Rich Michalski addresses the 2011 Aerospace Conference in Nashville, TN. IAM leaders and activists from the United States and Canada representing tens of thousands members from Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, GKN, Spirit, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, Triumph, General Electric and others are meeting in Nashville, TN, this week for
Read moreJoin the nationwide call-in day to Congress to stop the biggest package of trade deals since the disastrous North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S. House of Representatives is considering three dangerous Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. The Korean deal alone is estimated to cost 159,000 U.S. jobs, mostly
Read moreBe sure to tune in tonight at 5:00 pm (central time) for a live webcast of the AFL-CIO’s Second Annual Next Up Young Workers Summit in Minneapolis, MN. Grab your very own front-row seat to watch as hundreds of young workers, organizers and students from across the country discuss ways to educate, empower and mobilize
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