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The IAM is mourning the 19 firefighters killed Sunday while fighting a wildfire raging through central Arizona, northwest of Phoenix. It was the deadliest day for American firefighters since the 9/11 attacks. The firefighters, all members of the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshot crew, were part of an elite squad that engages out-of-control fires at close
Read moreRetired IAM International President George Kourpias, center, administers the oath of office to the new IAM Executive Council and Officers. From left, General Vice Presidents Diane Babineaux, Sito Pantoja, Philip Gruber, and Lynn Tucker, Jr., General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger, General Vice Presidents Dave Ritchie, Robert Martinez, Jr., Gary Allen,
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is supporting the U.S. government’s decision to suspend Bangladesh’s trade benefits granted under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The IAM believes that countries who benefit from preferential trade programs must comply with internationally recognized labor rights, specifically the right to non-lethal workplaces and the right
Read moreRetired International President George Kourpias, center, administers the oath of office to the new IAM Executive Council and Officers. Front row, standing, from left, General Vice Presidents Diane Babineaux, Sito Pantoja, Philip Gruber, and Lynn Tucker, Jr., General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger, General Vice Presidents Dave Ritchie, Robert Martinez, Jr.,
Read moreSubmit your pet’s photo for a chance to win one of five grand prizes in the Union Plus Cutest Pet photo contest. Two winners will get a free year-long membership to Union Plus Pet Health Insurance, which provides head-to-tail accident and illness pet insurance for dogs and cats. Three winners will get a $100, $200
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