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Wednesday’s special edition of Activate L!VE featured Owen Herrnstadt, IAM Chief of Staff and Director of Trade and Globalization, who broke down the main points of Joe Biden’s recently unveiled manufacturing plan. Herrnstadt called the plan comprehensive and a great initiative that addresses critical areas needed to rebuild and strengthen manufacturing in the United States.
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers, Over the last four months, we have experienced the devastating effects of COVID-19. Many of us have lost family and friends, and just about all of us know someone whose life was cut short due to this vicious virus. In addition to the human suffering we have witnessed, we have also
Read moreMotorcycle riders from across the IAM rode 1,700 miles down the Pacific coast to raise more than $50,000 for the union’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America. The Kourpias K-9 Classic honored the legacy of the late George Kourpias, a labor legend who served as IAM International President from 1989 to 1997. Kourpias passed away
Read moreDespite COVID-19 and logistics associated with the pandemic, the IAM Organizing Department has won a campaign for 47 medical professionals at the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Monroe, LA. The group includes doctors, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, physical therapists, lab technicians, social workers, and dieticians, who now look forward to the benefits and security of a union contract.
Read moreAfter petitioning the government and lobbying Congress, the IAM has successfully secured additional federal assistance for at least 700 union members at Local 2379 (District 160) who will be laid-off at the Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter production plant in Ferndale, WA. The company, which has operated in Whatcom County for a half-century, announced on
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