The 2014 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 7-10, 2014 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration will take place Tuesday, October 7 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, October 8 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The conference begins Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude
Read moreMembers of the Greenpeace financing and fundraising department in Montréal, Canada became the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 712. “These young environmentalists wanted to have a say in their organization, their working conditions and how their work is done,” explained IAM District 11 Business Representative Neil Giroux. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization
Read moreThe IAM is urging the Senate’s support of a bill that would stop rewarding multinational companies that offshore jobs. The “Bring Jobs Home Act” would eliminate the tax deduction U.S. companies receive for the costs associated with offshoring. “For far too long our trade and tax policies have worked for the benefit of multinational corporations
Read moreThe Official Report of the Tellers for the Election of Grand Lodge Officers of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is now available. The report shows the tally of voting by IAM members that took place in Lodge meetings in the United States and Canada in April, 2014 and the counting of
Read moreIAM Local 1943 members and representatives show support for RMB drivers arriving to the representational vote. Left to right, Tom Singhoffer, VP; Shane Lawrence, Organizing Committee; Greg Swartz BR/ST; Al Cochran, Local 1943 member; Troy Witte, Committeeman; Andrew Hounshell, Organizing Committee; Mike Burt, Local 1943 Communicator and Special Committeeman; and Derek Deerfield, Educator and Trainer.
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