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George Kober, a former Tool and Die Maker and member of IAM Local 1000 in Bloomington, IL, was recently presented with a 75-year veterans badge from District 8 Directing Business Representative Steve Jones. “This is the proudest day of my life receiving this from the organization I hold so near and dear to my heart,”
Read moreA determined group of 19 Baggage Agents, Ticket Agents, Ground Package Handlers and Janitors who are employed by Greyhound in Albuquerque, NM, voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. “This is a victory worth celebrating,” said Ernest “Red” Dow, Directing Business Representative of Local 794 in Albuquerque, NM. “None of this would have been possible
Read moreThe GOP race to suppress as many young, elderly and minority votes as possible by Election Day continues across the country with Pennsylvania and Florida dominating most recent headlines. Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law is now headed to the state Supreme Court after a judge upheld the unjust piece of legislation last week. “It was
Read moreThe sordid love affair between corporate America and prison inmates deserves far more attention than it currently receives, and not just because unemployment is high and the nation is struggling to escape the worst recession in 70 years. A particularly outrageous example of the practice is taking place at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola,
Read moreThe IAM joins the AFL-CIO in a nationwide boycott of Palermo’s Pizza due the frozen pizza manufacturer’s blatant disregard of its workers’ choice to form a union. Palermo workers have been on strike in Milwaukee since June 1, 2012, in protest of unfair labor practices. Many workers face serious health hazards, have no sick days
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