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Left to right, Young Machinists Kevin Vazquez, George King, Rob Carver, Rachael Sarzynski, Andrew Dennis, Kenda McKinzey and Uly Ruiz joined other labor and progressive groups to protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s appearance at a conservative fundraiser in Seattle. IAM District 751 Young Machinists have made it clear: Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union rhetoric
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) held a “status conference” with IAM Districts 141 and 142 regarding the ongoing US Airways Mechanic and Related and Fleet Service contract negotiations. The NMB also met separately with the carrier. Amid the continuing uncertainty surrounding the American-US Airways merger, the purpose of the conference was to discuss outstanding issues
Read moreFifty years ago, less than a month after the 1963 March on Washington, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, killing four young African-American girls. The bombing, perpetrated by a white supremacist, became a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement and sparked the outrage that led to the 1964
Read moreStan Pickthall IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Stan Pickthall as the new Chief of Staff. An IAM member for almost 31 years, Stan Pickthall previously served as the Directing Business Representative of District Lodge 250 in Vancouver. He became a Business Representative in 1994 and has been the Directing Business Representative since 2005. “Stan
Read moreIAM International President and AFL-CIO Executive Board member Tom Buffenbarger delivers the AFL-CIO Finance Committee report at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles. The AFL-CIO National Convention concluded this week after delegates approved a dizzying array of more than 45 resolutions, many designed to extend the benefits of the labor movement to like-minded community
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