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In an Op-Ed published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger slammed General Electric’s decision to stop manufacturing gas engines in Wisconsin. Stopping production will eliminate 350 skilled IAM jobs and threaten the well-being of the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. “It’s difficult to find the right words to describe General Electric’s hypocrisy in
Read moreIAM and other Metal Trades Council union members are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract at Pantex in Amarillo, TX. Nearly 1,200 Metal Trades Council workers, including 550 IAM members, are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract with Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) Pantex in Amarillo,
Read moreThe IAM and a broad coalition have voiced concerns with the secretive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for more than five years. The announcement of an “agreement in principle” on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations brings workers just steps away from facing the consequences
Read moreEffective October 1, 2015, Tony Blevins has been appointed an IAM Aerospace Coordinator With a resume that includes extensive military experience, numerous IAM local and district lodge positions and an encyclopedic knowledge of the Service Contract Act (SCA), Daleville, AL Local 2003 member Tony Blevins will begin the next phase of his union career
Read moreFrom left, IAM Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Ed Kuss, Michigan State Machinists Council Representative Dick Cummings and his wife, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley and IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Lynn Tucker, Jr. tour the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, MI as part of an effort to upgrade the outdated lock
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