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Standing before more than 600 local and district representatives from the United States and Canada, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger vowed to do “whatever it takes” to protect and preserve the Machinists union. With more than 36,000 IAM members out of work in the current recession, representatives and staff members were reminded in the strongest
Read moreIn the latest chapter of a relationship that goes back decades, two members of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) addressed more than 600 IAM representatives gathered in Houston for the 2010 National Staff Conference. Offensive lineman Chester Pitts (pictured at left) and running back Steve Slaton (pictured at right), both of the Houston Texans,
Read moreIAM District 19 has reached a tentative five-year agreement with Amtrak covering 555 Machinists at the nation’s passenger rail carrier. The tentative agreement, covering wages, health insurance and work rules, is being sent to the Amtrak membership for review and with a ratification recommendation from District 19. “This agreement was made possible by an effective
Read moreThe 10-week internship program gives college juniors, seniors and recent graduates experience in organizing, community activism and coalition building. This year, Union Summer for Jobs participants will work with the AFL-CIO Good Jobs Now campaign in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York. They may help organize marches and rallies, talk with workers
Read moreForty maintenance employees at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited, are the newest members of the IAM in Canada. “The company fought this certification but in the end, the Alberta Labour Board sided with the Machinists,” said District 14 Directing Business Representative Rick Arsenault. “Unlike most organizing campaigns, this one was not about money. We
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