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  • iMail , News August 30, 2012

    Convention Delegate Reminder – Check Hotel Dates

    Delegates and staff travelling to Toronto should check their hotel confirmation number information and verify that their arrival and departure dates are correct. If they aren’t, or you haven’t received your confirmation number from your hotel, please email trams@metropolitantravel.com.

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  • iMail , News August 30, 2012

    Next iMail Thursday September 6th

    Please note that iMail will not be published on Tuesday, September 4th and will resume on Thursday, September 6th, 2012.

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  • iMail , News August 30, 2012

    Labor Day Marathon Honors Eight Union Sportsmen and Women

    On Labor Day, eight of America’s hardest working union members will be honored for their community spirit, volunteerism and love of the great outdoors during the 2nd annual Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day marathon. Presented by Bank of Labor, the marathon is the only nationally televised, union-dedicated celebration in the U.S., and will be broadcast to

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  • iMail , News August 30, 2012

    Strike Deadline Produces New Contract at Motor Coach

    While final picket line preparations were underway, a tentative agreement was reached between IAM Local 1953 in Winnipeg, MN and Motor Coach Industries (MCI). “There’s no doubt that the reality of a strike was the key in getting this deal done,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative Brian Short. “Everything was very fluid during this last

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  • iMail , News August 28, 2012

    Court Blocks Bonuses for Hawker Executives

    The IAM welcomed the decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to deny a $5.3 million bonus plan for eight senior executives at Hawker Beechcraft. In a ruling that concurred with the IAM objection to the plan, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein said Hawker failed to prove that the plan was an incentive

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