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Staff members at IAM Headquarters donated and wrapped presents for two needy families in the Washington, DC area. As the holidays draw closer, IAM Headquarters and Local Lodge 1943 in Middletown, OH, have been busy making the season just a little bit brighter for families in their communities. Staff at Headquarters spent the last two
Read moreScott Jackson David Chartrand IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed District Lodge 78 Business Representative/Organizer Scott R. Jackson and District 11 Directing Business Representative/Organizer David Chartrand to serve as Special Representatives to the Canadian Territory, effective January 1, 2014. Scott Jackson has been an IAM member since 1983 when he began a machinist apprenticeship at
Read moreDecember 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)… and a 20-year legacy of failed promises, a growing trade deficit, 682,900 lost jobs and counting. “Former President Bill Clinton claimed that NAFTA would create an ‘export boom to Mexico’ that would create 200,000 jobs in two years
Read moreUnder a budget deal reached in Congress, federal employees hired after January 1, 2014 will be forced to contribute 4.4 percent towards their pensions. The U.S. Senate looks poised to pass a federal budget that prevents another government shutdown and replaces some sequestration cuts, but also demands more damaging cuts to the federal workforce and
Read moreMore than one in five Americans say they have been injured on the job, says a new survey conducted by FindLaw.com. According to the survey, 21 percent of American adults have taken time off work because of an injury suffered while on the job. The top three injuries were slips and falls, 31 percent,
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