IAM members in Newcomerstown, OH, who were left jobless when a fire destroyed Janesville Acoustics, are getting some much needed help from the IAM Disaster Relief Fund. Nearly 100 full-time and probationary employees received $250 checks this week from District 54 Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Espy, who noted in a local newspaper article that the fund is
Read moreRepublicans in the Indiana House of Representatives dealt working Hoosier families a major blow this week by ramming through right-to-work (for less) legislation. The Indiana House voted 55-44 to make Indiana the first right-to-work state in the Rust Belt. The vote comes after a boycott by Democratic lawmakers who sat out several days over the
Read moreTwenty-seven year IAM veteran activist Doug Sizemore receives the 2012 Royal Coachman Award from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority. In recognition of his efforts to improve public transportation, long-time IAM activist Doug Sizemore received the Royal Coachman Award from the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). In addition to his position as Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Read moreAfter two hours of debate, and despite nine Republicans and all Democrats voting against the bill, Indiana’s GOP-led Senate voted 28-22 in favor of right-to-work (RTW) legislation. The Senate voted while 10,000 workers, representing the overwhelming opposition throughout Indiana, packed the Statehouse. The measure now moves to the House, where Republicans have a 60-40 majority.
Read moreNew IAM members at AllSource Global Management in Avon, KY stand tall after their recent organizing victory. Front row from left to right: Darrell Cosby, James Hager, Matt McNabb, Keith Conkright, Dustin Ham Second row left to right: Spears Hager, Bobby Goodpasture, Harrison Anderson (Dupont Jacket), Anthony Brandenburg Back row left to right: Matt Cox,
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