The Southern Territory regional office has moved to a new location in Arlington, TX. The new mail and shipping address is: IAM Southern Territory Regional Office 1521 N. Cooper Street, Suite 250 Arlington, TX 76011 Phone (817) 505-0100 Fax (817) 459-0102
Read moreIn the past five months, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt eliminated scores of U.S. jobs when he closed GE plants in Virginia, Massachusetts and Ohio. The IAM is asking if this is the record that inspired President Obama to name Immelt to be chairman of the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. “We are rewarding
Read moreThe new GOP majority in the House is using their so-called mandate for spending reductions to target programs and workers that have long been on their hit list. High on the list are federal workers, high-speed rail projects and Amtrak. Just released by the Republican Study Committee, the new GOP blueprint for spending reductions calls
Read moreIAM members at the St. Louis Boeing facility will receive a bonus of 1.25 weeks pay – the highest payout since 2005 – because of their hard work and dedication last year. A Performance Profit Sharing Plan or PPSP made this possible. PPSP is a program negotiated by IAM District 837 and Boeing for St.
Read moreIn an op-ed published in the Daily Globe, IAM General Vice President Rich Michalski discusses the need for American politicians “to adopt the policies necessary to cure our chronic and debilitating condition: persistent high unemployment.” “A full year after the economic recovery officially ended,” writes Michalski, “American workers continue to lose their jobs at an
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