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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week notified the IAM that managers at Hytek Finishes in Kent, WA committed nine separate violations of the National Labor Relations Act over the past 14 months during negotiations with the IAM over a contract for hourly workers at the plant. Hytek Finishes is a major supplier to
Read moreThis November marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the groundbreaking IAM App. And with this milestone comes the much-anticipated IAM App for iPhone users. Download it today to view the new November 2012 IAM Journal. In this month’s issue, working families win on Election Day, the lame duck Congress faces critical deadlines, the
Read moreMarvin Miller, 95, the transformative leader of the Major League Baseball Players Association, also worked as a labor economist for the Machinists Union. Accolades continue to mount for Marvin Miller, the legendary leader of the Major League Baseball Players Association, who died this week in New York at age 95. As Executive Director of the
Read moreTim Klima IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced the appointment of Grand Lodge Representative Tim Klima as an additional Airline Coordinator for the 100,000 plus member Transportation Department. A 32 year IAM veteran and former Northwest Airlines employee, Klima will join Airline Coordinator Tom Brickner and be responsible for the department’s collective bargaining, organizing
Read moreThe IAM is joining with unions around the world calling attention to deadly working conditions at a garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh, where more than 100 workers were killed in a fire reminiscent of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City. The fire at the Tazreen Fashions garment factory started in a
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