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Salt of the earth people who believe in being union through-in-through and if that leads to name calling by outsiders – it’s not going to bother this group.
Read moreThe IAM and progressive groups such as Bend the Arc, a Jewish American civil rights organization, are urging congress to restore key legislative powers of the Voting Rights Act, or VRA. The Supreme Court weakened the VRA in 2013 by stripping some protection language from the law, such as requiring 15 states with a history
Read moreA special Labor Day video message from IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger.
Read moreFor years, the founding of Labor Day had been questionable because two men with the same-sounding last name from two different unions took credit. But, there is mounting evidence that Machinist Matthew Maguire, of New Jersey founded Labor Day in 1882. A.F.L. Founder Samuel Gompers, President Grover Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Labor agree.
Read moreThe William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center launched the first Young Machinists Strategy Workers Pilot Program, aimed at future leaders. The classes ranged from Why Organizing Matters to Politics and the Legislative Process.
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