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Local 1871 Shop Steward Bill Gilday (left with yellow bucket) and Local 1871 Vice President Pat Buzzee (right with yellow Bucket) greet workers at Electric Boat in Groton, CT, while collecting for the local’s 20th annual Turkey Drive. Local 1871 in Groton, CT, completed its 20th year of providing Thanksgiving baskets for out-of-work members and
Read moreLongtime union activist and Nashville, TN Local 735 Recording Secretary Adlai Coffee passed away recently after many years of service to the IAM. Coffee, who also served as President of the Nashville Chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, was suffering from an extended illness at the time of his passing. “Our deepest sympathies go
Read moreAn estimated 2 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits during December, with 800,000 facing a cutoff this week, if Congress fails to grant a benefit extension. The deadline to prevent a lapse in jobless aid is midnight, November 30. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced a bill Monday that would reauthorize extended
Read moreGuide Dogs of America (GDA) needs your help as well as that of your family and friends. The IAM charity, which breeds, trains and provides guide dogs free-of-charge to sightless individuals, has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant from Explore Dogs/Dog Bless You, a philanthropic multimedia project that showcases the positive work of non-profits.
Read moreThe IAM is calling on all four federal political leaders in Canada to commit to a Canadian Air Transport Policy. “The leading principle for Canada in any international air transport negotiations must be the maintenance of a strong Canadian-owned and based air transport industry,” said IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie in a letter
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