IAM Local 2781 member Gene Barnes, right, and his dad Harlyn, left, will be featured on the Sportsman Channel’s ‘Brotherhood Outdoors’ TV show on Sunday, January 5 at 11 a.m. ET. IAM Local Lodge 2781 (Eddyville, KY) member Gene Barnes and his dad, Harlyn Barnes, will be featured Sunday, January 5 at 11 a.m. ET
Read moreAdditional investment is needed to preserve and create manufacturing jobs that are critical to the middle class, according to a report released by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee. The report, “Manufacturing Jobs for the Future,” advocates for increased worker training, more access to capital for businesses and opening foreign markets. Its recommendations are
Read moreAfter all the debates, rallies and earnest discussions in thousands of homes, IAM members will have the final say on January 3, 2014 about Boeing’s proposal to keep future 777X work in the Puget Sound area. “Whatever your opinion on the proposal, however strong your feelings, it is IAM members on the shop floor who
Read moreOn January 3, 2014, more than 30,000 IAM members at Boeing will have an opportunity to cast ballots on an historic proposal that would locate 777X wing fabrication and final assembly in Puget Sound. The proposal, which extends the current IAM-Boeing agreement to 2024, also contains an eight-year extension of the commitment to build the
Read moreThe December 2013 IAM Journal is now available to download via the new IAM Mobile 3.0 app. In this month’s issue: Budget Doesn’t Bring Holiday Cheer to Federal Workers, Unemployed Machinists Warn TPP Will Put U.S. Manufacturing on ‘Endangered Species List’ IAM Retirees, Women Bridge Generational Divide Guide Dogs Honor Gruber, Zannella, Mersky Connecticut IAM
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