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Four former IBT bargaining units at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, AZ voted “YES” for IAM representation with the IAM garnering 80 percent of the vote. The former Teamster members decertified with the IBT in 2009 after enduring poor representation, especially the lack of expertise in the Service Contract Act (SCA) area. The 82
Read more(Left to right) IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steve Cooper, IAM Local Lodge 837a member Pamela Sanders, and Diane Babineaux, Chief of Staff to the International President, register at the 2013 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Observance in Philadelphia. The AFL-CIO’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Observance kicked off today
Read moreLegislation calling for drug testing the unemployed, crafted by the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), is once again gaining momentum. A state GOP senator in Arkansas has filed legislation that would require the tests for anyone seeking to claim unemployment benefits. Republican lawmakers in Wyoming are considering similar legislation. And Texas Governor Rick Perry
Read moreLabor advocates in Maine are proud to announce that after two years of hiding, an 11-panel, 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor history will once again see the light of day. The mural, created by artist Judy Taylor, is back on public display after the state Department of Labor and Maine State Museum reached an
Read moreCharles Edward Cook The IAM mourns the death of former Grand Lodge Auditor Charles Edward “Ed” Cook of Cross Plains, IN. Charles passed away Monday morning at the age of 75. Charles Cook became an IAM member on July 10, 1962. He first worked at Reliance Electric Company in Madison, IN. As a member of
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