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As a welder and 10-year member of IAM Local 1297, Melvin Reese knows a thing or two about working when the “heat is on,” but when illness kept him off the job, his stress level hit a boiling point. The costs of his wife’s monthly prescriptions were also adding up. Fortunately, Reese discovered the Union
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, right, and IAM Safety and Health Department Director Mike Flynn, left, and students at the IAM Safety and Health Conference mark the tenth anniversary of the opening of the IAM Workers’ Memorial to honor IAM members who lost their lives on the job or from work-related injuries. Participants at the
Read moreThousands will converge on Washington, DC, this weekend for a first look at the new Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The 30-foot-tall granite statue is now open to the public. A formal dedication ceremony will be held Sunday, August 28th, the 48th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered during his
Read moreThe Honourable Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada, died this week from cancer. He was 61. “It is a sad day for Canadians and democracy that this great leader has passed away just as he was reaching his peak,” said IAM General Vice President Dave Ritchie. “Jack supported the Machinists
Read moreExpressJet Flight Attendants Nicole Washington-Fears and Robert Sayles prepare for an upcoming election to determine representation rights at carrier formed by merger of Atlantic Southeast Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines. IAM-represented Flight Attendants from ExpressJet Airlines Locals in Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Chicago convened last week at the IAM’s Education Center in Southern Maryland. The Flight
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