IAM General Vice President and Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) National Vice President Diane Babineaux, front center in red, led a delegation of IAM women to the 17th Biennial CLUW Convention in Reno, NV. More than 400 delegates from 40 International Unions met at the 17th Biennial Convention of the Coalition of Labor Union
Read moreThe IAM and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) joined 17 other unions representing 300,000 federal workers in a joint letter to members of the House-Senate negotiating committee tasked with hammering out a budget deal urging lawmakers to craft a long-term solution that ends sequestration without inflicting additional financial burden on federal workers who
Read moreVeterans from the Greater St. Louis area of Missouri and Illinois attended IAM District 9’s second annual Military Veterans Brunch in Bridgeton, MO, in honor of 2013 Veterans Day. IAM District 9 in Bridgeton, MO held its second annual Military Veterans Brunch on Sunday, November 10, 2013 to honor and remember the IAM District 9
Read moreThe IAM provided key testimony at a Senate Subcommittee on Defense hearing about sequestration’s dire impact on jobs and the economy. As Congress considers extending the misguided sequestration in ongoing budget talks, the Senate Subcommittee on Defense held an important hearing on sequestration’s crippling effects on jobs, troop safety and the nation’s defense manufacturing capability.
Read moreGerry Zannella Former Grand Lodge Auditor Gerry Zannella passed away on November 8, 2013. Zannella was a member of Local Lodge 1017 in Providence, RI. A truck mechanic by trade, he initiated into Local 1605 in 1965 and soon transferred to Local 1017 where he held numerous positions including Secretary-Treasurer. Zannella became a Grand Lodge
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