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IAM Spanish Leadership Working Group members, front to back, IAM Transportation Education Representative Monica Silbas, Local 1125 Steward Edmundo Osorio, and IAM District 725 Organizer Calixto Tapia, work to revamp the 2014 Spanish Leadership Program class offerings. A diverse mix of Spanish-speaking IAM members, known as the Spanish Leadership Working Group (SLWG), gathered at the
Read moreMembers of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) and other federal workers, hit hard by the Republican-controlled Congress and its anti-labor agenda, rally outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. A new Machinists News Network video highlights a rally in support of federal workers who have been hit hard by the Republican-controlled Congress and
Read moreThe IAM in Canada says Bill C-525 is a move in the wrong direction and is urging the House of Commons to reject it. “When workers wish to better their working lives by joining a union, they are being bullied, harassed, intimidated and even fired on the job by their employers for trying to exercise
Read moreUnited Auto Workers (UAW) President Bob King says the union will consider challenging the results of a representation election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN, citing influences from several GOP state lawmakers and their third-party anti-union conglomerates. Workers at the German automaker plant voted against the UAW with a 712-626 margin. Though Volkswagen pledged
Read moreThe 2014 IAM Communications Conference will be held June 1-4, 2014 at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans. The IAM Communications Conference is a unique opportunity to master the skills needed to be effective communicators. The agenda includes an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Awards for the IAM’s 2013 Newsletter and Website Contest
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