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IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. has appointed Canadian Special Representative Robert Savoie to serve as Grand Lodge Auditor. Savoie will assume his new position on April 1, 2015 and will fill the vacancy created by Grand Lodge Auditor Leo Gulliani who is retiring at the end of April after 30 years of steadfast service.
Read moreDon’t forget to register for the IAM Industrial Conference, to be held June 15-19, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The conference will prepare IAM representatives and members in several key economic sectors to better meet the challenges of organizing and bargaining in today’s fast-paced economic environment. The conference will feature general sessions for
Read moreHundreds of IAM Local 1930 members who work for the city of Long Beach, CA turned out to rally for a fair contract on Tuesday, March 24. Hundreds of Long Beach, CA city employees, members of IAM Local 1930, flocked to City Hall on Tuesday to protest the lack of progress in current contract negotiations.
Read moreCalifornia labor leader and longtime IAM member Shelley Kessler tells the story of her start in the labor movement and discusses challenges facing women in the workplace in a Q&A celebrating Women’s History Month. Read Kessler’s interview with the California Labor Federation here. “Social and economic justice struggles have been the basis and run throughout
Read moreDan Janssen is the vice president of IAM Local 2323 in Ontario, Canada. This past weekend in Chicago, I attended the AFL-CIO Next Up Summit, which is a young workers conference. While there, I had the privilege of not only representing my union, the Machinists (IAM) and my Local Lodge 2323, but also of representing
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