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Ask any member what IAM representation means to them and the answers are likely to range from contract negotiation and grievance handling to legislative activity and community service. A recent IAM video titled, ‘HAZMAT Ready’ profiles members engaged in an equally critical but often overlooked answer to that basic question. Filmed at the William W.
Read moreIn a message to IAM members employed at Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita, KS, representatives of District 70 and Local 733 provided an update on developments since the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 3. “We understand that in bankruptcy there can be periods where there is very little information, and then other
Read moreIf the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is signed into law at the end of this year, the rules for international trade and the global economy will change dramatically, and not for the better. Despite the potential for the TPP to negatively impact hundreds of thousands of American jobs, the negotiations to create the massive
Read moreIn an op-ed published in The New York Times, columnist Joe Nocera outlines what happens “When ALEC Takes Over Your Town.” ALEC stands for the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing front group that doesn’t just influence laws, it writes them. Their so-called “model bills” reach into almost every area of American life, aggressively promoting
Read moreThis Fourth of July holiday, union members can combine solidarity and patriotism every time they go to the store, whether it’s for a case of beer, a pack of hot dogs or a bag of dog food, provided they choose from dozens of high-quality, union-made grocery products. Too hard to find the union-made products on
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