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Manning the Local 1943 booth are, from left, Organizing Committee member Andrew Hounshell, Benefits/Recording Secretary Ed DeVault and Committeeman Shawn Coffey. A 163-year-old Ohio tradition, the Butler County Fair has also proven to be a great opportunity for Middletown, OH Local 1943 to increase its visibility and generate possible organizing leads. Local 1943 operated a
Read moreNew NAACP President Cornell William Brooks hosted a labor luncheon at the civil rights organization’s 105th annual Convention in Las Vegas. The IAM joined thousands of civil rights, labor and community activists at the 105th NAACP Convention in Las Vegas recently to reaffirm their commitment to justice and equality. Click here to watch the Machinists
Read moreTop row, from left: Youth Transition Auto Tech Apprentices Jason Treloar, Jeremy Van Leuvan, Georgios Maris, Carlos Marin and Jorge Corona-Tomay. Bottom row, from left: Michael Csordas, Joas Jean, Damian Nieves, Robin Vasquez, Kurtis Morante, District 15 Assistant Directing Business Representative Juan Negron and New Jersey CREST Project Coordinator Ira Stern. Not pictured: Ryan Nobrega.
Read moreThe IAM has won an arbitration case against IKEA after the Swedish furniture company refused union officials access to its IAM-represented Perryville, MD warehouse. Local I-460, District 4 members at the factory had alerted the IAM of unsafe trailers, cut seatbelts, needles left on the control of forklifts and other safety violations. IKEA held that
Read moreIAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin addresses newly-organized workers at Corpus Christi Army Depot after ratifying their first IAM contract. More than 900 newly-organized L3 Communications workers at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) have overwhelmingly ratified a first contract that includes handsome raises, a cap on health-insurance cost increases and a defined-benefit pension
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