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IAM members at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in IAM District 4, Local S6 in Bath, ME, will be building an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, one of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful ships ever put to sea. The Navy awarded BIW a $642.5 million contract, bringing the total number of DDG-51 ships to be constructed by
Read moreThe National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) is backing a bill that would provide a 3.3 percent pay adjustment for federal workers in 2015 instead of the one percent raise proposed in the President’s budget. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 4306, was introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and is co-sponsored
Read moreA delegation of 10 Brazilian unionists met with IAM members in Nashville, TN, as part of a labor exchange through the Solidarity Center. The IAM recently strengthened its international ties by hosting a group of Brazilian unionists who were in the U.S. to learn more about American labor and manufacturing. Click here to watch the
Read moreThe Workers’ Memorial at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD, is surrounded by bricks bearing the names of fallen IAM members. The IAM will remember members who have died on the job during a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center
Read moreDistrict 751 in Puget Sound and others from Washington State were among dozens of locals and districts recognized for their support for MNPL. The combination of the Supreme Court’s Citizens v. United decision and the unrelenting Tea Party stranglehold on the GOP will combine to make the 2014 midterm elections a critical test for labor
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