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In its ongoing effort to fight Congressional attempts to cut multiemployer pension benefits of retirees and their surviving spouses, the IAM has taken out a full-page ad in DC political news favorites Politico, Roll Call and The Hill. The ad calls on Congress to reject any proposal that would seek to bail out a few
Read moreMembers of the IAM Local 23 negotiating committee and IAM representatives, from left, District 112 DBR Steve Hernandez, Local Committeeman Calvin Perry, DL 112 Organizer Rick Harris, IAM Aerospace Coordinator Jody Bennett, DL 112 BR Tony Wilson, and Committeemen Carl Armstrong and Robert Rice. The IAM’s campaign to organize the South continues with a strong
Read moreTeresa Blevins was a Guide Dogs of America volunteer for about 10 years before losing her sight. She now counts on Asia, a GDA-trained guide dog, to help her live independently. As Guide Dogs of America (GDA) continues its Holiday Fund-A-Need campaign, the IAM’s favorite charity wants to remind supporters of the profound impact a
Read moreMembers from around the U.S. took part in the seventh quadrennial IAM District 19 convention in Denver. IAM District 19 gave a nod to its storied past while looking toward the future for Machinist Union railroad workers at its seventh quadrennial convention in Denver. Watch a video with highlights and interviews from the convention. It
Read moreDon Barker George Myers IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has announced the appointment of Aerospace Coordinator Don Barker to the position of Organizing Director, effective January 1, 2015. An IAM member for more than 28 years, Barker initiated into Local Lodge 776A in 1986 as a production worker for General Dynamics (now Lockheed Martin)
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