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IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. announced the appointment of Matt McKinnon to serve as Special Assistant to the International President. McKinnon will focus on battling poorly negotiated trade agreements and the huge industrial sector gaps driving the latest rounds of plant closings, particularly in aerospace. “Matt will play an important role in the field
Read moreMore than 130 members of IAM Local 2018 employed at Regal Beloit Manufacturing in Valparaiso, IN have been on strike since Sunday, June 30. The skilled trade members of the IAM are striking for affordable health care, better wages, clear break times, and no changes to their current probationary period.
Read more188 Bradken Foundry workers in Tacoma, WA, voted on June 26, 2019 to unionize with the IAM. In a landslide election, the workers sent a message that after years of poor treatment, it was time to bring justice to the job.
Read moreLong-time IAM Law Committee Chair and 48-year member Phil Zannella, Jr. passed away last week at the age of 64. Zannella first joined the IAM Law Committee in 1992 and served until his retirement in 2018.
Read moreIt was a triple digit celebration when IAM member Theron Black of Local 733 turned 100 years old on June 13, 2019. A former employee of Beechcraft Aviation in Wichita, KS, Black celebrated his birthday recently with friends and paparazzi as the local news station, KAKE News Channel 10 produced a story highlighting his 100-year
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