The global labor movement lost a good friend and a strong ally when Marcello Malentacchi (left), the General Secretary of the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF), died recently while cycling near his birthplace in Tuscany, Italy. Marcello Malentacchi, a 20-year General Secretary of the International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF) and a close friend of the IAM, passed
Read moreArticles in the May issue include: Budget Proposal Poses Unnecessary Danger to Tennessee Valley Authority Atlanta Welcomes IAM’s 125-Year Homecoming IAM Advances Working Family Interests at 2013 Legislative Conference 2013 Workers’ Memorial Day: ‘When Will This Stop?’ IAM and TWU to Jointly Represent 30,000 at American Airlines TTD President Calls for 21st Century Freight Transportation
Read moreA new video on the Machinists News Network showcases the real meaning of living the “American Dream.” To the five IAM members profiled, the real American Dream is having an IAM contract. Marcus Glover has been a Machinist for 27 years. He works for Boeing in Huntsville, AL, as a Material Specialist. Glover says his
Read moreAerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has agreed to a $1 billion agreement with the Pentagon for a fifth series of F-35 fighter jet engines. The deal means job security for thousands of IAM members at the company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. The contract covers 35 engines – 32 to be installed in F-35
Read moreGoodwin College President Mark Scheinberg, left, and Congressman John Larson (D-CT), center, present IAM Headquarters General Vice President Rich Michalski, right, with a certificate commemorating the new Richard P. Michalski Scholarship program. IAM Headquarters General Vice President Rich Michalski joined Congressman John Larson (D-CT), Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy and Goodwin College President Mark Scheinberg in
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