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Workers at Office Remedies in Atlanta overcame a brutal anti-union campaign to vote for IAM representation. IAM District 131 in Georgia has seen lots of organizing action in recent months. First, new organizer Billy Barnwell organized over 100 new members at Local 2789 in Grovetown, GA on an internal organizing campaign at John Deere. It
Read moreBecause of the National Labor Relations Act, most American workers have the freedom to organize into unions and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, hours and working conditions. This protection applies to employees of many tribal-owned and -operated businesses. But a union-busting bill in Congress would deny these basic on-the-job rights to the hundreds of
Read moreThe IAM is showing its support for the workers at Boeing in North Charleston, SC in a number of ways, including a labor solidarity rally outside the company’s main gate. For several years, the Machinists Union has been working to bring a voice to the workers at Boeing’s 787-production plant in North Charleston, SC. The
Read moreFrom left: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) Director of Field Programs and Innovation Javier Ramirez, FMCS Chicago Regional Director David Born, FMCS Director and former IAM General Counsel Allison Beck, IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Philip J. Gruber, IAM Mechanics’ Local 701 Technician Training Center Director Lou Longhi, IAM Midwest Territory Chief of
Read moreThe Grand Lodge monthly per capita tax for 2016 will be $33.29, reports General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes in a letter to all IAM District and Local Lodges. The figure was calculated using the formula approved by Delegates to the 2008 Grand Lodge Convention. The 0.19 percent increase is based on “the average of the percentage
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