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U.S. Virgin Islands Local 340 recently notched its fifth organizing win in three years when seven maintenance and office administration workers at Hertz Rental Car in St. Croix voted unanimously to join the IAM. They become the first non-government employees from the U.S. Virgin Islands to join the IAM. “The name of the IAM is
Read moreIAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, fourth from left, is joined by a large contingent of IAM members at the 43rd Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) International Annual Convention in Atlanta. More than 500 union members from across the country, including over a dozen IAM members led by IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux,
Read moreStrong grassroots opposition from IAM members led to three anti-union, anti-working family amendments to the Defense budget bill being withdrawn this week in the U.S. House. The amendments sought to eliminate key worker protections under the Service Contract Act (SCA), including one that attempted to strip contracted union members of their right to strike. The
Read moreThe IAM Local 1943 Community Services Committee makes its annual delivery to the Yellow Ribbon Support Center. From left, Committee Member Jeff Geier and daughter Savannah Geier, YRSC Founder Keith Maupin and Committee Member Andrew Hounshell. The Community Services Committee of IAM Local 1943 in Middletown, OH marked its fifth year of collecting for the
Read moreFrom left, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, Kenyon College President Sean Decatur and United Electrical President Bruce Klipple sign the Middle Path Partnership Agreement in August 2013. Many employees also signed their names to the partnership. Two years ago, administrators at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH were considering outsourcing custodial, electric and plumbing work done
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