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Eighth-grader Jared Podgorny spent a day job shadowing at the IAM’s Midwest Territory office in Joliet, IL, then brought back T-shirts for the rest of his class at Manhattan Junior Hill. Jared Podgorny, an eighth-grader from Manhattan, IL, worked closely with IAM Grand Lodge Representative Rick Mickschl during Job Shadowing Day at the IAM Midwest
Read moreFormer IAM District 102 Directing Business Representative Mike Patrick is featured in a New York Times article on the harmful effects of unfettered trade. Patrick remembers when Maytag shipped hundreds of IAM jobs to Mexico in 2004. (Photo: Ryan Donnell for The New York Times) A newly published report by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger introduces Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to labor leaders of the global union IndustriALL. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger introduced Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to a gathering of IndustriALL leaders this week in Stockholm, Sweden, welcoming the former welder and trade union leader as a driving force in the
Read moreIAM Local 660 member Jacob Harmon, left, holds his $50,233.60 back pay check alongside IAM District 9 Business Representative Joe Eccardt. Jacob Harmon, a member of IAM District 9, Local 660 in East Alton, IL, has his job back and more than $50,000 in back pay after an arbitrator found the company, Global Brass, did
Read moreIllinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner was dealt another blow to his right-wing agenda when the Illinois House unanimously shot down an anti-worker right-to-work bill. The governor’s plan included pushing for cities and counties to establish themselves as local right-to-work “empowerment zones.” Such zones would undermine unions and lead to a decline in wages and compensation.
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