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Gord Falconer IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Canadian Education Representative Gord Falconer to the position of Special Representative. Falconer has been the IAM’s Canadian Education Representative since 2002. While he will continue his duties concerning apprenticeship programs, job planning and skills training, his new responsibilities will include engaging the membership, staff, and district
Read moreMembers of IAM Local Lodge 660 attended class at the William W. Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Global Brass and Copper. In preparation for negotiations with metal fabricator and distributor Global Brass and Copper (GBC), IAM District 9, Local Lodge 660 members from East Alton, IL, attended the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining
Read moreWestern Territory General Vice President Gary Allen, right, joined striking Local 79 members who are fighting for justice at Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group in Auburn, WA. One of the world’s largest global union federations, IndustriALL, is joining the fight being waged by 60 IAM Local 79 members who have been on strike against Belshaw Adamatic
Read moreThe 90,000-strong Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions is celebrating the success of its campaign to keep knives off planes and commending the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for holding the line against weapons on flights. “I’d like to thank the Flight Attendants and all those who rallied in support around the country and pressured Congress relentlessly
Read moreSurrounded by top women leaders, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963. The act made it illegal for employers to pay women and men different wages for the same work. (Credit: Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs. Courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston) The
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