Don Barker George Myers IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has announced the appointment of Aerospace Coordinator Don Barker to the position of Organizing Director, effective January 1, 2015. An IAM member for more than 28 years, Barker initiated into Local Lodge 776A in 1986 as a production worker for General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin)
Read moreGuide Dogs of America was founded by a blind IAM member and provides guide dogs and instruction in their use, free of charge, to those who are blind or visually impaired. More than 1,400 people took part in the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) 34th annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet, golf tournament, Hawgs for
Read moreSurprise your loved ones for the holidays with a brand new AT&T smartphone and 15 percent off their wireless bill – all while receiving up to $250 in rebates through the Union Plus Smartphone Rebate Program. Simply use your Machinist Union Plus Credit Card to purchase qualifying AT&T services and your new mobile device. Apply
Read moreAn online petition to get CarMax to stop selling unsafe, recalled cars needs the help of IAM members to get over 100,000 signatures. CarMax, the largest used-car retailer in the U.S., claims that every car it sells passes a “125-point inspection,” but reports show the car dealer fails to get free safety recall repairs done
Read moreIAM Tennessee Local 735 member Cody Wilder is credited for helping spark the idea of the IAM’s unioNation Band. The more than two-dozen dedicated IAM members recorded their first album two years later. The IAM’s unioNation is “rocking solidarity music that comes around only once or twice in a lifetime,” says a recent review by
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