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New shop stewards at ATK in Lake City, MO attend training at the IAM’s William Winpisinger Training Center. Working conditions at defense contractor ATK’s Lake City, MO plant got so poor that Carolyn Treffer, a 33-year ATK employee, realized a union was the only way things were going to improve. Treffer and her co-workers make
Read moreRegistration for the first cohort of classes in the new IAM/Empire State College (ESC) Partnership is fast approaching. Applicants must have all materials in by August 14, 2015 to be considered for online classes beginning September 14, 2015. The residency at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD begins on September 20. Prior to registering
Read moreIAM General Secretary Treasurer-elect Dora Cervantes has appointed Porfirio “Josh” Diaz as a Grand Lodge Auditor, effective August 1, 2015. Diaz, a member of IAM Local 794, will serve lodges in Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and parts of Colorado, Utah and Nevada. “As an emerging leader in the IAM’s Young Machinists program, Josh will
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., speaks in support of the “Keeping Our Pension Promises Act” at a press conference in Washington, DC. IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., who is retiring July 31, 2015, will continue the fight to protect pensions for American workers as the newest member on the Board of Directors at
Read moreAn IAM District 751 member at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA votes on a collective bargaining agreement covering about 140 Machinists. IAM District 751 members who work as civilian contractors at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA have won wage and pension increases with a new collective bargaining
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