Wildland firefighters and other seasonal federal workers are still being prevented from advancing into permanent government positions, writes National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) National President Bill Dougan in a letter to President Obama. Dougan is asking Obama to step in because he says the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is refusing to follow a
Read moreIAM Endorsed Hillary Clinton is the only 2016 presidential candidate that stands with the IAM in supporting the EX-IM Bank Machinists from all across the country understand the importance of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and what it means to hundreds of thousands Americans. IAM-endorsed Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in the 2016 presidential
Read moreFlight Attendants hit Capitol Hill demanding passage of the Flight Attendant Fatigue Amendment IAM Flight Attendants need your help securing 10 hours rest after a full duty day, the same rest period given to pilots. Join them as they take the fight to Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 16: 10:30 a.m.: Rally for Rest at
Read moreIAM and TCU members finalize New Jersey Transit strike plans. As negotiations go down to the wire, New Jersey Transit’s IAM and TCU members are busy preparing for a strike that will shut down the nation’s third largest commuter railroad at 12:01 a.m. this Sunday, March 13. In a tremendous show of inter-union solidarity, a
Read moreInternational President Bob Martinez addresses Lockheed Martin representatives during the opening of contract negotiations. IAM International President Bob Martinez recently sent a strong message on the opening day of contract negotiations between the IAM and Lockheed Martin. Both sides met face-to-face in Fort Worth, TX to lay out the issues they plan to discuss at
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