In one of his last speeches as IAM international president, R. Thomas Buffenbarger spoke with several hundred seniors at the 2015 IAM Retirees Conference in Las Vegas. He urged them to make their voice, values and vote heard by getting politically active in the 2015 U.S. Presidential race.
Read moreInternational President Tom Buffenbarger announces General Vice President Bob Martinez will be the next International President.
Read moreIAM District Lodge 19 dedicated an historic locomotive bell to the Buffenbarger Library at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. The bell was donated by the Weldon Granger Family and restored by District 19 members of the Roanoke Locomotive Shop in Virginia. Â A delegation from DL 19 was on hand
Read moreMeet Ed Manhart, the new director of the IAM’s Community Services, Retirees and Membership Services Department.
Read moreThe Machinists Union presented people power to the public as it joined local labor unions and community leaders for a solidarity rally at the Boeing plant in North Charleston, SC.
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