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Beginning September 3, 2013, longtime Machinists friend, talk radio host and author Bill Press will be moving The Bill Press Show to Free Speech TV. The show joins a lineup of several leading progressive voices like Thom Hartmann, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, Openline News with Davey D and The David Pakman Show. Free Speech
Read moreThe 2013 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 1 to 4, 2013, at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Automotive Coordinator Boysen Anderson will chair the conference, which will focus on new approaches to expanding IAM automotive membership in North America. The deadline for making hotel reservations is August 30,
Read moreJesus Bonilla, an employee at a GKN manufacturing facility on Long Island, was part of a group of workers to contact the Machinists Union about organizing the plant. A new Long Island Federation of Labor video highlights the positive impacts that labor unions, including the IAM, are having on the lives of workers and their
Read moreThe IAM is proud to announce that the Machinists Union has reached 20,000 “likes” on Facebook. The page acts as a forum for IAM members and others to stay up-to-date with the latest union news, developments and action alerts. It is updated every day with thought-provoking articles from around the labor movement. Here are a
Read moreThe Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a measure to boost defense civilian pay by one percent in 2014, potentially breaking a current three-year pay freeze. The increase was included in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act. Despite the committee’s approval, the measure must now receive a vote before the full
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