IAM members at Auto Truck Transport have ratified a new four-year contract. The agreement covers more than 600 IAM members at Local 641 in Mount Holly and Cleveland, NC; Local 166 in Laredo and Converse, TX; and Local 63 in Portland, OR. It includes various wage increases, mileage and delivery incentives, and a safety bonus.
Read moreIt’s Election Day, and millions of working families are making their voices heard in pivotal federal, state and local elections. Our vote determines the balance of power in the halls of Congress and our state legislatures and, ultimately, whether working people win on issues like raising the minimum wage, equal pay and stopping anti-union right-to-work
Read moreThe deadline to reserve a seat at the 34th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet at the 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference in Las Vegas is October 31. The banquet will be held Saturday, November 22. Honorees include TCU/IAM National President Bob Scardelletti, IAM District 15/Local 447 Area Director Russell Gittlen and New
Read moreIf you haven’t already voted early, be sure to make a plan to go to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4. Voters next Tuesday will determine the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim seven-member majority. Governorships in 33 states will also be
Read moreThe IAM mourns the at least four people who died Thursday after a small plane crashed into and ignited a fire inside the FlightSafety International building near Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, KS. At least five others were injured, according to the Wichita Eagle. Another four are unaccounted for. The pilot was the only person onboard
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