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June 21, 2012 is the last day to reserve a reduced rate hotel room for the 2012 LCLAA National Convention in Orlando, FL. This year’s national convention will be held at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort on July 25 – 28, 2012, and will provide LCLAA activists with an opportunity to share strategies to advance
Read moreIf you have just three minutes to spare, you should click here for an inspiring and thoroughly heart-warming video visit with the people and animals that make Guide Dogs of America (GDA) an organization like no other. Shot in and around GDA’s Sylmar, CA breeding and training facility, the video, titled ‘IAM’s Guide Dogs of
Read moreIAM members made their presence known outside Lockheed Martin’s corporate headquarters in Bethesda, MD. More than 150 activists showed up to support striking District 776 members in locations in Maryland, Texas and California. For the second time in two weeks, Machinists union members gathered outside the Lockheed Martin headquarters in Washington, DC, to show support
Read moreApproximately 40 Local Committee Chairmen from railroad locals around the country gathered this week at the William W. Winpisinger Center for the annual Railroad Local Chairmen’s Conference. The Local Chairmen, all members of District 19, spent the week immersed in topics that included human rights, federal law, grievance writing, arbitration, educational and communication structures and
Read moreThe value of professional IAM representation was on prominent display this week with a solid ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of retired IAM members of Local 933 in Tucson, AZ. The ruling by a three-judge panel reaffirmed an earlier ruling that Raytheon Missile Systems acted improperly by cutting off health
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