Articles in the May issue include: Budget Proposal Poses Unnecessary Danger to Tennessee Valley Authority Atlanta Welcomes IAM’s 125-Year Homecoming IAM Advances Working Family Interests at 2013 Legislative Conference 2013 Workers’ Memorial Day: ‘When Will This Stop?’ IAM and TWU to Jointly Represent 30,000 at American Airlines TTD President Calls for 21st Century Freight Transportation
Read moreA new video on the Machinists News Network showcases the real meaning of living the “American Dream.” To the five IAM members profiled, the real American Dream is having an IAM contract. Marcus Glover has been a Machinist for 27 years. He works for Boeing in Huntsville, AL, as a Material Specialist. Glover says his
Read moreGVP Philip J. Gruber and Steve Johnson, Factory Manager at John Deere Horicon Works, along with IAM members who run the John Deere Gator line, the John Deere management team, IAM Local 873 leadership and IAM District 10 representatives. A voucher worth $14,999 toward the purchase of a John Deere vehicle is the next raffle
Read moreA group of 92 Tornado Bus Company drivers stood in solidarity to unanimously ratify an agreement that will pay them at the top wage scale per route and provide paid vacation, sick days and holidays. IAM members at the Texas-based company will also receive meal allowances, rest periods, health insurance and a 401k. Because the
Read moreMembers of IAM Local Lodge 1975, St. Thomas, ON, Canada, have ratified a new collective agreement with Ludachris Hats. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of 1.5 percent in the first and second year and 2 percent in the third year. The agreement also contains the implementation of a new shift schedule proposed by the
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