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Struggling with the financial burden of your student loans? The IAM and Union Plus may be able to help. The deadline to enter the Union Plus Student Loan Giveaway is Friday, August 15, 2014. Three lucky union member winners will be able to put a major dent in their student loan debt by receiving a
Read moreManning the Local 1943 booth are, from left, Organizing Committee member Andrew Hounshell, Benefits/Recording Secretary Ed DeVault and Committeeman Shawn Coffey. A 163-year-old Ohio tradition, the Butler County Fair has also proven to be a great opportunity for Middletown, OH Local 1943 to increase its visibility and generate possible organizing leads. Local 1943 operated a
Read moreNew NAACP President Cornell William Brooks hosted a labor luncheon at the civil rights organization’s 105th annual Convention in Las Vegas. The IAM joined thousands of civil rights, labor and community activists at the 105th NAACP Convention in Las Vegas recently to reaffirm their commitment to justice and equality. Click here to watch the Machinists
Read moreTop row, from left: Youth Transition Auto Tech Apprentices Jason Treloar, Jeremy Van Leuvan, Georgios Maris, Carlos Marin and Jorge Corona-Tomay. Bottom row, from left: Michael Csordas, Joas Jean, Damian Nieves, Robin Vasquez, Kurtis Morante, District 15 Assistant Directing Business Representative Juan Negron and New Jersey CREST Project Coordinator Ira Stern. Not pictured: Ryan Nobrega.
Read moreThe IAM has won an arbitration case against IKEA after the Swedish furniture company refused union officials access to its IAM-represented Perryville, MD warehouse. Local I-460, District 4 members at the factory had alerted the IAM of unsafe trailers, cut seatbelts, needles left on the control of forklifts and other safety violations. IKEA held that
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