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IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, left, and IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., right, present Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed with a plaque commemorating the IAM’s 125th anniversary. The IAM is celebrating its 125th birthday in Atlanta, the city of the union’s founding, with the opening of the 2013 IAM National Staff Conference. Speakers commemorated the
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 moreGVP Philip J. Gruber and Steve Johnson, Factory Manager at John Deere Horicon Works, along with IAM members who run the John Deere Gator line, the John Deere management team, IAM Local 873 leadership and IAM District 10 representatives. A voucher worth $14,999 toward the purchase of a John Deere vehicle is the next raffle
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