District 751’s Flight for Sign fun run raised more than $14,000 for Guide Dogs of America, a charity that provides service dogs and training to people who are blind or have impaired vision. More than 140 runners took part in IAM District 751’s annual Flight for Sight fun run, generating more than $14,000 for Guide Dogs
Read moreThe Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter is among the rotary wing aircraft serviced by workers seeking IAM representation at Y-Tech Services at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. In a desperate bid to suppress support for the IAM in an upcoming union representation election, a government contractor at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL has begun holding captive
Read moreThe IAM mourns the passing of longtime actor, union and civil rights activist James Garner. The former “Maverick” and “Rockford Files” star died July 19, 2014 at the age of 86. Garner was a more than 50-year member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). In 1960, he became a member of SAG’s board. During three
Read moreUAW President Dennis Williams discusses the formation of Local 42 for Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN. (Photo by Joan Silvi) Workers at the Volkswagen (VW) manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, TN will now have the opportunity to join UAW Local 42. The recent announcement comes despite a narrowly-lost union election in February that was heavily influenced
Read moreBoeing, manufacturer of the 787-9 Dreamliner (above), logged over $40 billion worth of orders at the recent Farnborough Air Show in England. As multinational aerospace companies gathered at the Farnborough Air Show in England, the IAM and delegates from the IndustriALL Global Union met to confront challenges facing the millions of aerospace workers around the
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