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IAM Local 1180 members, families and supporters hold a rally just days before members ratified a new contract with Calspan Corporation after a 10-week strike in Buffalo, NY. After nearly 10 weeks of unwavering solidarity on picket lines, 24 members of IAM Local 1180, District 65 in Western New York ratified a new three-year contract
Read moreU.S. Vice President Joe Biden outlines the fundamental organizing principles that must be sustained through the 2014 midterm elections during his keynote address at the 2014 Netroots Nation conference in Detroit. (Photo by Bill Burke / Page One Photography) Get to the polls in November. That was the overall directive given to the more than
Read moreThe Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter is among the rotary wing aircraft serviced by workers seeking IAM representation at Y-Tech Services at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. In a desperate bid to suppress support for the IAM in an upcoming union representation election, a government contractor at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL has begun holding captive
Read moreThe IAM mourns the passing of longtime actor, union and civil rights activist James Garner. The former “Maverick” and “Rockford Files” star died July 19, 2014 at the age of 86. Garner was a more than 50-year member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). In 1960, he became a member of SAG’s board. During three
Read moreUAW President Dennis Williams discusses the formation of Local 42 for Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN. (Photo by Joan Silvi) Workers at the Volkswagen (VW) manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, TN will now have the opportunity to join UAW Local 42. The recent announcement comes despite a narrowly-lost union election in February that was heavily influenced
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