IAM Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith is sworn in for a seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. IAM Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith was recently elected to an amazing seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. The 40-year IAM member has a long history of public service, beginning in 1977
Read moreIAM Legislative Director Hasan Solomon has a simple message for members of Congress who vote for the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Don’t call us.” IAM Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon recently delivered a stern warning to members of Congress who are on the fence about the latest job-killing trade and economic deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):
Read moreA government panel appointed by the Obama administration agrees that union’s final offer should be adopted by New Jersey Transit. After more than five years of bargaining, a second Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) this week selected the final offer from IAM-TCU and a coalition of unions as the “most reasonable” to settle negotiations at New
Read moreIAM Local S6 members at Bath Iron Works in Maine had the honor of watching the fruit of their labor, the U.S.S. Zumwalt, head out to sea for the first time. A massive 600-foot long, and weighing in over 15,000 tons, the Zumwalt is the largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy. Watch the
Read moreGloria Balenski, above, and her husband, IAM Local 701 member Norb Balenski, will look on from the First Lady’s viewing box to watch President Obama deliver his State of Union address at the Capitol. IAM Local 701 member Norb Balenski and his wife Gloria will be guests of First Lady Michelle Obama for President Obama’s
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