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Union Privilege has announced the availability of new Union Plus benefits, programs and offers designed to meet the needs of IAM members and their families. A new credit card choice, The Union Plus/Machinists Card, is now available in three options, all with competitive rates, U.S.-based customer service and more. Eligible cardholders have special access to
Read moreIAM members in Local Lodges in the United States and Canada have concluded voting for Grand Lodge Officers at their Lodge meetings in April. Counting of all ballots is set to begin on May 7, 2014 at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD. Offices up for election include International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and in the
Read moreA United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasts off from Cape Canaveral, FL carrying the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force. The IAM recently sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, urging Congress to reject any attempt to
Read moreThe IAM had one of the largest groups in the National Labor College’s 2014 graduating class including, from left, Scott Walker, James Smith, Kathlene Mirgon, Donna Perinetti, Marcus German, Edison Fraser, Alastair Haythornthwaite and Michael Garofano (not in photo: John Gehringer, Andrew Marnhout, Linda Seeley, Steven Warren and David Wheatley). Appearing with the graduates, right,
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, second from left, speaks out against a proposal to reduce or eliminate retiree pension benefits during a panel discussion, sponsored by Bloomberg Government, on the implications of reforming multiemployer pension plans. The IAM is calling on members of Congress to reject any legislation that allows pension fund administrators to reduce
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