IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger admires the interactive kiosk of photos and videos at the opening of the new Buffenbarger Library at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center. The library will be a resource for members to learn about how the IAM came through one of the most turbulent periods in IAM history under the leadership
Read moreIAM General Vice President Dora Cervantes, joined by IAM Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen, left, and IAM Headquarters General Vice President Bob Martinez, Jr., right, was honored with the “Women’s Leadership Award” at the 20th National Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Convention in Houston. IAM leaders and members from across the
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger said on his monthly call to America’s Workforce Radio (AWF) that he sees a “wave of organizing” beginning in the southern United States. For the IAM, you could say that wave has already begun – three successful organizing drives in Texas and Georgia have added nearly 1,100 members since April.
Read moreCarmen Quan Miller of New Jersey Transit is one of many TCU/IAM members featured in two highly-acclaimed videos showcased at the 34th Regular TCU/IAM Convention in Las Vegas. Delegates to the 34th Regular TCU/IAM Convention in Las Vegas were privy to the premiere showing of two videos, produced by the Machinists News Network, in honor
Read moreKentucky State University Interim President Raymond Burse (Courtesy of Kentucky State University) Raymond Burse, the interim president at Kentucky State University (KSU), is putting his money where his mouth is. Asked to temporarily lead the university he headed for much of the 1980s, Burse said he’d return on one condition: the school’s minimum-wage workers get
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