Corinne Demler The IAM congratulates Corinne Demler, daughter of IAM member Jill Gaskell of Local 276, Blanchardville, WI, on winning a $5,000 AFL-CIO/Union Plus “Dreams of Jobs and Freedom” Scholarship. The AFL-CIO and Union Plus created the scholarship to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled a “status conference” with the IAM and US Airways in Washington D.C. on Tuesday September 10, 2013 regarding the Mechanic and Related and Fleet Service negotiations. The purpose of the meeting with the NMB is to discuss remaining issues and both parties’ positions on these issues. “We are
Read moreRichard Suarez IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Richard Suarez to the Western Territory staff. Suarez has been transitioning from his post as an Education Representative at the William W. Winpisinger Center to Grand Lodge Special Representative in Southern California for a couple of months now; his full transition was effective September 1. “Richard’s wealth
Read moreMiriam Seewald The IAM is proud to announce that Miriam Seewald has been hired as an Education Representative at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, effective September 15, 2013. Seewald, an IAM member for over three decades, comes to the Winpisinger Center with a wealth of experience in the U.S.
Read moreJane Tackett IAM General Secretary-Treasurer (GST) Robert Roach, Jr., announced the appointment of Jane Tackett as Director of Auditing Services effective September 16, 2013. Tackett became an IAM member in 1981, joining IAM Local 1287 in Salt Lake City working as an aircraft cleaner for Northwest Airlines. She served in numerous capacities in multiple Local
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