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  • iMail , News July 24, 2014

    TCU/IAM Opens Regular Convention

    TCU President Bob Scardelletti, right, stands in solidarity with IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger at the 34th Regular TCU/IAM Convention in Las Vegas. (Photo by Bill Burke / Page One Photography) Hundreds of TCU/IAM members converged on Las Vegas this week for the 34th Regular TCU/IAM Convention. This year’s convention marked the 115th anniversary of

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  • iMail , News July 22, 2014

    Alabama Contractor Goes Full Pinocchio in Anti-Union Campaign

    The 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

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  • iMail , News July 22, 2014

    IAM Remembers Actor James Garner for His Union Activism

    The 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

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  • iMail , News July 22, 2014

    Tennessee VW Workers Achieve Union Representation

    UAW 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

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  • IAM International News , iMail , News July 22, 2014

    Labor Shows Strong Presence at Farnborough Air Show

    Boeing, 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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