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After a long life spent in service to family, friends, country and union, former Midwest Territory General Vice President (GVP) Merle E. Pryor, Jr., died on June 8 in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Pryor, 80, retired from the IAM in 1993 after a union career that began in 1955 as a member of Local 834 in
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced this week it will sue Florida after the state disregarded the federal government’s request to suspend its controversial voter purge campaign. In a letter to Florida’s Republican Secretary of State, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez flatly states that Florida is violating the National Voter Registration
Read moreA deceitful ploy by the City of Long Beach backfired when they took unilateral action that led to the loss of five days of wages for IAM members over a period of five months in 2009. In a landmark decision, the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) ruled in favor of IAM members who were
Read moreIAM members with a background in heavy equipment are being advised that the Canadian mining company Finning (Canada) in Edmonton, Alberta is preparing to hire a large number Heavy Equipment Technicians and plans to solicit workers from the U.S. as well as Canada. While Finning is preparing an application to allow the hiring of non-Canadian
Read morePassenger Agents and Special Services employed by Airport Terminal Services (ATS) at Vancouver International Airport are now members of District 140, Local 16 in Richmond, BC. The new members provide passenger check-in services for US Airways and Virgin Airlines and other non-scheduled airlines as well as Special Services for those passengers requiring wheel chair assistance.
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