IAM staff wore blue shirts and jeans on April 2 to kick off Autism Awareness Month. Most everyone knows a family affected by autism, or is dealing with the disorder in their own household. Machinists Union families are no different. The latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control identify around one in 68 American
Read moreIAM members from all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico take part in the first Spanish Leadership I Program of 2014 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The first Spanish Leadership Program of 2014 brought Spanish-speaking members from all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico to the William
Read moreMiembros de la IAM de todo los EE.UU. y Puerto Rico participan en el primer Programa de Liderazgo I en español del 2014 en el Centro de Educación y Tecnología William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, MD. El primer Programa de Liderazgo en español del 2014 trajo a miembros de habla hispana de todas partes de
Read moreIAM members at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in IAM District 4, Local S6 in Bath, ME, will be building an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, one of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful ships ever put to sea. The Navy awarded BIW a $642.5 million contract, bringing the total number of DDG-51 ships to be constructed by
Read moreThe National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) is backing a bill that would provide a 3.3 percent pay adjustment for federal workers in 2015 instead of the one percent raise proposed in the President’s budget. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, H.R. 4306, was introduced by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and is co-sponsored
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