Attorney Robert Gregory, General Vice President Gary Allen, Local Lodge 933 retirees David Lillie and Mark Argraves, and Western Territory Chief of Staff Bobby Martinez. IAM Local 933 retirees at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ are celebrating their long battle for justice after finally receiving retirement funds totaling nearly $2.5 million. It was the
Read moreThere’s still time to enter the 2013 IAM Photo Contest. The new deadline is now Friday, July 26, 2013. For the 2013 Photo Contest, photos must be taken of and by members in good standing, un-posed and working at their job (and conforming to all safety standards). Click here for complete contest rules, the entry
Read moreWith more than 100,000 members working in industries directly impacted by global trade agreements, the IAM is calling on negotiators for the pending Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to make job creation and maintenance the major objective in their discussions. “In order to negotiate an agreement that will create jobs, not cost jobs, and
Read moreIAM District 751 retiree Ron McGaha, left, raps about saving Social Security in a 2011 video entitled “Scrap the Cap.” In an ironic twist of events, by popular vote the pro-Social Security video recently won an anti-Social Security video contest sponsored by conservative billionaire Peter G. Peterson. The IAM salutes District 751 retiree Ron McGaha,
Read moreFormer IAM Headquarters GVP Rich Michalski has retired after over four decades of service to the Machinists Union. Recently-retired IAM Headquarters General Vice President Rich Michalski has been publicly recognized by two members of Congress for his long career of service to the IAM, the labor movement and working families. Michalski became a familiar face
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