More than 30 IAM members are the latest recipients of Union Privilege/Union Plus grants and rebates. The awards stem from programs like the Union Plus/Machinists Credit Card, the Union Plus Mortgage Program and the AT&T SmartPhone Discount, among others. The AFL-CIO created Union Privilege in 1986 to provide union members and their families valuable, exclusive
Read moreWorld War II veteran and 58-year IAM member Joe Reilly, left, chats with Retirees Department Administrative Secretary Kim Hill and IAM Retiree Daniel Gray at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD. Joe Reilly turns 93 in just a few weeks, but the World War II veteran and 58-year IAM member has no plans to slow
Read moreDid Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) illegally interfere with the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) attempt to organize workers at the Volkswagen (VW) plant in Chattanooga, TN? Democrats in the U.S. House want to know. Reps. George Miller (D-CA) and John Tierney (D-MA) have opened an investigation into whether the
Read moreMartimiano, third from right, distributes T-shirts that read, translated into English, “Stop sexism, racism and homophobia.” In São José dos Campos, about an hour’s drive from the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, working at Embraer is like wearing a badge of honor. People there are proud of the homegrown aerospace manufacturer; now the world’s No.
Read moreGuide Dogs of America breaks ground on a new 15,900-square-foot education and outreach center in Southern California that will help expand community outreach and build upon GDA services for the blind and visually-impaired. Guide Dogs of America (GDA) has broken ground on a new 15,900-square-foot education and outreach center in Southern California. The expansion of
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