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The IAM Veteran Services Program is in place to help our union members who have served in or are retired from the military. As part of that program’s development, 15 veterans from across the U.S. and Canada took part in a week-long planning session at the William W. Winpisinger Center. One of the participants was
Read moreLocal 31 Journeyman Andy Frye, seen here taking precision measurements on a steam-driven boiler feed pump at the Nebraska City Power Station, was featured in the 2015 IAM Calendar. Local 31 member Mark Patach took the photo. Don’t miss your chance to feature your Lodge members in the popular IAM Calendar. Just enter the IAM
Read moreThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 218 to 208 to narrowly advance Fast Track, or Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Thursday. The Fast Track bill now goes to the Senate. Left unanswered is what will happen to Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers hurt by bad trade agreements. TAA was
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., speaks in support of the “Keeping Our Pension Promises Act” at a press conference in Washington, DC. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), far right, and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), second from right. IAM General-Secretary Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., gave the Machinists Union’s strongest endorsement for
Read moreFred Hochberg, chairman and president of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, addressed participants at the 2015 IAM Industrial Conference in Chicago this week. The bank has always been a key partner to both large and small export businesses and American working families. It is also a target of Tea Party Republicans who are pushing to
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