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From January through October 1979, the United Farm Workers (UFW), led by civil rights icon Cezar Chavez, were locked in a life or death labor dispute after thousands of its union members demanded better pay from corporate lettuce growers in California.
Read moreInternational President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Edison Fraser to serve as Transportation Coordinator, effective immediately. Fraser previously served as a Grand Lodge Representative for the IAM Transportation Department.
Read moreThe Machinists Union is strongly urging Congress to help secure the livelihood of the nearly 40,000 IAM members working in the rail industry by passing the INVEST in America Act. This legislation will improve safety, create thousands of good-paying union jobs, and provide much-needed stability and growth to the freight and passenger rail industry.
Read moreIAM District 70 hosted Officer Training and Secretary-Treasurer Classes instructed by the Director of the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center Chris Wagoner, Education Representative Joe Gruber and Grand Lodge Auditor Suzette Trout for newly elected and re-elected officers within the district’s six local lodges in June.
Read moreIAM Local 709 in Marietta, GA recently held a car show raising nearly $2,500 in support of Guide Dogs of America. The event was scheduled last year, but had to be cancelled. This was the first in-person fundraiser the local has held since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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