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Members helping members in times of need is a strong tradition in the Machinists union, and the recent string of snow, wind and rain storms across the East coast generated by Hurricane Sandy has caused widespread damage. IAM members adversely affected by severe weather like Hurricanes Sandy and Isaac, or other natural disasters, can get
Read moreIn an op-ed published on Politico, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka argues “Americans Don’t Want ‘Grand Bargain.’” “What is the grand bargain?” asks Trumka. “It boils down to lower tax rates for rich people — paid for by benefit cuts for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. These are precisely the issues that are being debated so
Read moreThe Local 933 Negotiating Committee and Western Territory Representatives, standing, from left, Aerospace Coordinator Ron Eldridge; Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen; Local 933 Committeemen Andy Lopez and John Catalano; Local 933 President Leigh Petersen; Local 933 Committeeman Dan Aguirre and Grand Lodge Representative Bud Duryea. Sitting, from left, Local 933 Directing Business Representative
Read moreThe October 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, the 2012 Grand Lodge Convention sets the course for global action, the battle rages on for a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, UCubed’s BEE MAD @ THE GOP campaign shifts into high gear, and retired IAM Local Lodge
Read moreJamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in Pittsburgh, PA, won first place in the 2012 IAM Photo Contest for his photo “Heat Treating.” Results of the 2012 IAM Photo Contest are in and the 2013 Calendar is rolling off the presses. The top three photography awards go to Jamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in
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