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International President Tom Buffenbarger announced the appointment of Joe Stassi as Transportation Department Special Representative. Stassi, a 24-year IAM veteran, initiated into Local Lodge 914 in Newark, NJ in 1990 as a United Airlines ramp servicemen. Joe then transferred to Local Lodge 1886 in Denver, CO and then to Local Lodge 2508 in Orlando, FL
Read moreThe 2014 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 7-10, 2014 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration will take place Tuesday, October 7 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, October 8 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The conference begins Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude
Read moreMembers of the Greenpeace financing and fundraising department in Montréal, Canada became the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 712. “These young environmentalists wanted to have a say in their organization, their working conditions and how their work is done,” explained IAM District 11 Business Representative Neil Giroux. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization
Read moreThe IAM is urging the Senate’s support of a bill that would stop rewarding multinational companies that offshore jobs. The “Bring Jobs Home Act” would eliminate the tax deduction U.S. companies receive for the costs associated with offshoring. “For far too long our trade and tax policies have worked for the benefit of multinational corporations
Read moreThe Official Report of the Tellers for the Election of Grand Lodge Officers of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is now available. The report shows the tally of voting by IAM members that took place in Lodge meetings in the United States and Canada in April, 2014 and the counting of
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