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  • iMail , News April 15, 2014

    Military Base Victim Advocates Get Justice Through IAM

    After a long and tenacious struggle, 13 Victim Advocates who work under a Service Contract at Joint Base Lewis McChord have gained a bit of justice. The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) has just finished its investigation and reached a settlement with their previous employer, Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI), for

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  • iMail , News April 15, 2014

    Register Now for 2014 Human Rights and Women’s Programs

    The dates for the 2014 Human Rights and Women’s programs at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD have been changed. The IAM will now conduct simultaneous Human Rights and Women’s programs on October 12-17, 2014. Members can register for either one of the two programs, which will include several joint sessions throughout the

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  • iMail , News April 15, 2014

    WWW Center Prepares IAM Members at Northrop for Upcoming Negotiations

    IAM Local 575 Negotiating Committee members went to the WWW Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations. From left to right, Chief Shop Steward Frank DeQuatro, Local 575 President Javier Cajina, Michael Martinez, and District 725 Business Representative Joe Solis. Negotiating Committee members at IAM District 725, Local 575 in Azusa, CA, recently prepared for upcoming

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  • iMail , News April 10, 2014

    Ryan Budget Fleeces Federal Workforce

    The government spending plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) would gouge even more money out of the pockets of beleaguered middle-class federal workers who have already been hit with pay and pension cuts, furloughs and a government shutdown. Ryan’s fiscal 2015 blueprint would take $125 billion out of federal retirement by making federal employees

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  • iMail , News April 10, 2014

    Machinists Union Mobilizes Congressional Support to Thwart United Airlines’ Job Cuts

    IAM representatives met with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) to discuss the effects of United’s plan to downsize its operations at Cleveland’s Hopkins Airport and the possible outsourcing of Fleet and Passenger Service work to low-paid sub-contractors in other cities. United’s announced cut in flight operations in Cleveland may result in

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