IAM Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux (right) led a strong delegation of Machinists union members to the Coalition of Labor Union (CLUW) convention in Los Angeles. The Coalition of Labor Union Women’s (CLUW) 15th Biennial Convention concluded in Los Angeles, CA, after four days of collaborating on ways to strengthen the labor movement and nurture future
Read moreFriends, family and co-workers gathered from across the country to dedicate a room at the William W. Winpisinger Center as a memorial to former Winpisinger Center Instructor and IAM Representative Anna Samick. Samick’s son Michael, right, was one of many to share their memories of Anna. Others who shared stories of Samick’s memorable career included
Read moreConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a strongly worded friend of the court brief in support of an IAM lawsuit against Pratt & Whitney Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is fighting back against claims by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) that his “friend of the court” brief in support of an IAM lawsuit against Pratt &
Read moreDistrict 70 ADBR Rita Rogers was presented with the Ronald A. Walters Civic Leadership Award from the Wichita, KS, branch of the NAACP. The first woman to hold the position of Business Representative in District 70 was honored recently by the Wichita branch of the NAACP with their Ronald A. Walters Civic Leadership Award. A
Read moreThe IAM, along with 26 other unions, voiced its opposition to the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill by sponsoring a full-page ad printed in The Washington Post, USA Today and Capitol Hill newspapers Wednesday. The ad outlines the labor movement’s bottom line as Congress braces for full debate on the issue: “Unless the bill
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