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Two members of IAM Local 340 who are employed at the Port Authority Marine Division in the U.S. Virgin Islands, are being hailed as heroes for actions that saved the lives of several swimmers. The swimmers had misjudged the distance of an incoming cruise ship, and were in position to be pulled into the ship’s
Read moreEvery Sunday, the Washington Post magazine profiles a prominent area resident who describes the path that led them to their life’s work. In the latest issue, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka recalls the events that took him from a small West Virginia coal town, to law school in Pittsburgh and eventually to the top job at
Read moreWednesday, April 4, 2012 marked the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was in Memphis supporting a strike by black sanitation workers when he was fatally shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. In an op-ed published on Slate.com, Senior Fellow for The Century Foundation
Read more(Left to right around the table) District 4 ADBR Dave Sullivan, District 4 BR John Stillwell, Committee Members Bill Shrewsbery, Joshua Shuler, George Miller, John Jackson, Jeff Corker and Justin Berrell, District 4 ADBR Rick Compher and District 4 DBR Joe Flanders. Members of the IAM bargaining committee at the recently organized IKEA facility in
Read moreMembers of District Lodge 776 and the Tarrant County (TX) chapter of LCLAA (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement) joined other labor and civil rights organization for a parade and rally celebrating the birthday of Cesar Chavez through downtown Fort Worth, TX last Saturday. IAM members across the country honored César Chávez on March 31,
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