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Riders and friends in the Midwest Territory took part in this year’s motorcycle run to raise money for Guide Dogs of America. In the seven years since the IAM Midwest Territory began its classic auto show and motorcycle poker run to raise money for Guide Dogs of America (GDA), it has raised over $300,000 for the charity.
Read moreIn yet another example of the TWU-IAM Association’s combined pre-merger power at the new American Airlines, stand-alone contracts will result in top-of-scale wage increases for Association-represented Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores workers. “When the TWU-IAM Association formed after the merger of American and US Airways, the guiding principle was to ensure members at
Read morePride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis talks about the Equality Act and some of the other issues facing the LGBT community. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in June but LGBT Americans can still be fired for their sexual orientation in an alarming number of states. Ensuring equality in the
Read moreIAM Local 1580 members have overwhelming ratified a new three-year deal with Dresser-Rand Siemens in Wellsville, NY. The new accord features significant gains, including a 3.5 percent wage increase in the first year of the deal and 3.25 percent in each of the next two years. IAM members at Dresser-Rand produce steam turbines for government
Read moreMore than 240 IAM Local 330 members voted overwhelmingly to strike the Cheektowaga, NY Ingersoll Rand manufacturing plant after the company demanded mandatory overtime and significantly higher out-of-pocket health insurance costs. The workers, who make air and gas compressors for industrial plants, voted down the company’s “last, best and final” offer on Sunday, August 9,
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