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It’s time to mark your calendars for the 2016 IAM Grand Lodge Convention. The quadrennial event will commence on September 4, 2016 at the Chicago Hilton Hotel and is expected to conclude on September 9, 2016. In accordance with the IAM Constitution, the Official Call for the 39th Grand Lodge Convention will be mailed to
Read moreTom Buffenbarger looks out at the crowd before delivering his final speech as IAM International President. (Photo: Kaveh Sardari / Page One Photography) In his final video interview as IAM International President, Tom Buffenbarger talked about his years of service as the union’s top leader, its pressures and what he sees for the future. WATCH:
Read moreLocal 1280 members and retirees stand with bikes they donated to the Salvation Army’s “Bikes for Kids” drive. IAM members in Maine and Ohio went to extraordinary lengths to make the holiday season a little brighter for children in their communities. U.S. Marines joined Local S6 members for the Local’s annual gate collection to benefit
Read moreThe era of the male dominated labor movement is behind us. Women make up half of the labor workforce, according to the AFL-CIO. In 10 years, they predict women will make up 50 percent of union members, too. WATCH: Women Set to Change Labor Union Landscape AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, one of the highest ranking
Read moreThis year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Civil and Human Rights Conference theme is “Change the Rules, Be the Power” and will take place January 15-18 in Washington, DC. Register before Wednesday, January 13 for the $175 young worker/student rate or the $300 attendee rate. More than 800 labor and civil rights activists have
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