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The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed the IAM-endorsed Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws that reduce or even eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of public sector workers. President Biden has signed the legislation into law. The
Read morePORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 6, 2025 — Lobster 207, a co-op formed by the Maine Lobstering Union, is pleased to announce that it has emerged with a more than a $5 million settlement in its favor after five years of litigation against a former CEO, Warren Pettegrow, his parents, their companies and another alleged co-conspirator. The Maine Lobstering
Read moreWASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union, issued this statement on incoming President Trump’s recent remarks about outsourcing domestic Navy shipbuilding to foreign nations: “As International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and a former pipefitter
Read moreIn a show of solidarity and determination, hundreds of IAM Local 700 and 1746 members rallied outside Pratt & Whitney’s Connecticut facilities this week to protest recent furloughs. According to members of Local 700 in Middletown and 1746 in East Hartford, the move by the company sends a bad message with just three months until
Read moreWashington, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration announced 42 new inductions for the 2024 Class of Academy Fellows, including Steve Lenkart, Executive Director of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM). Lenkart was elected to the permanent position of Academy Fellow by a majority of the voting body of fellows who considered his professional
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