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For the first time in two years, our nation’s 1.9 million retired civil service employees will receive a cost of living adjustment. Consistent with the release of September’s Consumer Price Index figures, most federal retirees will receive a COLA of 3.6 percent. After two years of deflationary pressure resulting from the recession, Civil Service Retirement
Read moreL-R Jim Reid, GLR HPWO Partnerships Dept.; Dan Gallagher, Vice President – Gallagher Asphalt and Training Fund Trustee; Louie Longhi, Training Fund Instructor; Sam Cicinelli, ADBR Local 701 and Training Fund Trustee; Robert Keppler, DBR Local 701; Armando Arreola, Local 701 BR and Training Fund Trustee IAM locals in the Midwest territory were recently awarded
Read moreWhen those little ghosts and goblins come collecting on Halloween, make sure you have a full supply of union-made treats to share. For years, union members have been responsible for producing some of the most popular candy brands – i.e. Jolly Ranchers, Kit Kats, Sweethearts, Butterfingers, and the list goes on. To make it easy
Read moreIAM President Tom Buffenbarger (center) joins Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey (left) and George Mason University Professor Dr. Stephen S. Fuller (right) in press conference on importance of U.S. aerospace jobs. The IAM joined forces with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to denounce
Read moreThe IAM, TCU and a coalition of nine other rail unions and rail carrier representatives have wrapped up a week of hearings before a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) in Washington, D.C. The parties are now waiting for the PEB’s written recommendations for settlement of the contract dispute between the unions and the nation’s Class 1
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