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Kenneth E. Richey IAM and NFFE-IAM members are mourning the loss of retired IAM Grand Lodge Representative Kenneth E. Richey and NFFE Veterans Affairs (VA) Council President Robert “Bob” Redding. Richey passed away at his home in Sun City West, AZ on May 2, 2014. He was three days shy of his 84th birthday on
Read moreThe Seattle City Council voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, making it the latest in a growing trend of cities and states raising workers’ wages. The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, making the Emerald City’s minimum wage the highest in
Read more“Building the Gearbox” took first place in the 2013 photo contest. Here, Local 31 Journeyman John Stroy and Apprentice Kirk Allen rebuild a coal mill gearbox at the Omaha Power District’s North Station. Photographed by Michael Milledge, Local 31, Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE. IAM photographers still have a chance to showcase the work
Read moreIAM Local 2725 members at PepsiCo Frito-Lay in the island of Puerto Rico have ratified a new Sales Format Model by unanimous vote. The new sales format puts in place a new business model for IAM members and the company, allowing for a restructuring of classifications of sales format, routes and commission percentages. The 145
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointedDistrict 140 Organizer Robert Savoie to Special Representative for Canada. The appointment is effective June 1, 2014. Savoie began his career in 1979 at Canadian Pacific Air Lines, later Canadian Airlines International, where he occupied the functions of Shop Steward, Executive Committee member, and then President of Local 2309
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