Retired IAM District 751 member and President’s Award recipient George Braun refurbishes toys as part of his volunteer work in the Puget Sound area of Washington. George Braun, an 81 year old retired Boeing IAM member from SeaTac, WA, received a President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of service through the Machinists Volunteer Program
Read moreThe IAM’s latest organizing win at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA was the culmination of a unique pilot program that included multiple IAM territories, districts and departments, as well as key support from NFFE-IAM. On July 30, workers employed by Bowhead Support Group at the Letterkenny Army Depot voted overwhelmingly for the IAM in
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger will serve as a member of the newly-established AFL-CIO Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice. Convened by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the commission will conduct hearings across the country to gather information from local leaders and analyze the ways racism weakens the collective power of all working people. Current
Read moreAtiena Branch holds the $5,000 R. Thomas Buffenbarger President’s scholarship award she received at the 2015 COMTO National Meeting in Boston. Three IAM scholarships aimed at college students considering careers in transportation were conferred at the national meeting of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) in Boston. WATCH: IAMAW at COMTO COMTO’s mission is
Read moreFamily and friends joined in at the IAM Family Day Cookout/Picnic The Winpisinger Education and Technology Center hosted the IAM Family Day and Cookout/Picnic which included the dedication of a room at the Center highlighting the accomplishments of retired General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach Jr. and the rededication of the Kourpias Reading room after it was
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