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The California Court of Appeals has upheld a 2012 Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) decision that the City of Long Beach illegally furloughed its employees in 2009. PERB is the agency that enforces the collective bargaining law (Meyers-Milias-Brown Act or MMBA) that applies to local governments. On May 5, 2009, the Long Beach City Council
Read moreIAM members raised over $10,000 for Guide Dogs of America at the Battle of the Boards Cornhole Tournament at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, MD. The IAM Battle of the Boards Cornhole Tournament raised over $10,000 for Guide Dogs of America, a non-profit organization founded by an IAM member that provides guide dogs to
Read moreOn September 10, 2014, websites across the internet will display this icon (and others like it) as part of an online protest to press FCC regulators for stronger rules to protect net neutrality. On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, prepare for your internet to slow down. Well, in theory, at least. Web activists are planning an
Read moreIAM Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen opens up the 2014 Western Territory Staff Conference in Denver. Business Representatives, Organizers and Local Lodge officers from the IAM Western Territory recently descended upon Denver for the 2014 Western Territory Staff Conference. Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen opened the conference with a focus on
Read moreThe much-loved IAM District 19 bell – often kidnapped and held for ransom as a fundraising tool at various Grand Lodge Conventions and district and transportation conferences – was recently refurbished by members of IAM Local 165 in Roanoke, VA. An important piece of IAM history received a much-needed makeover thanks to dedicated IAM members
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