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IAM Legislative and Political Action Director Matt McKinnon (far right) leads a contingency of IAM members to help deliver petitions against the next big free trade mistake, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Left to Right: Retired Local Lodge 1125 member Sigvard Anderson; LL 1125 member Tom Rhodes; LL 389 member Peter Zschiesche; behind him, District Lodge 725
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), will join with representatives from IndustriALL, the newly formed global union, at the Farnborough Air Show on July 10-11 to remind visitors, vendors and customers that there would be no aerospace industry without the contributions of thousands of highly-skilled workers who belong to some of the
Read moreAsk any member what IAM representation means to them and the answers are likely to range from contract negotiation and grievance handling to legislative activity and community service. A recent IAM video titled, ‘HAZMAT Ready’ profiles members engaged in an equally critical but often overlooked answer to that basic question. Filmed at the William W.
Read moreIn a message to IAM members employed at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita, KS, representatives of District 70 and Local 733 provided an update on developments since the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 3. “We understand that in bankruptcy there can be periods where there is very little information, and then other
Read moreIf the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is signed into law at the end of this year, the rules for international trade and the global economy will change dramatically, and not for the better. Despite the potential for the TPP to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of American jobs, the negotiations to create the massive
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