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Hundreds of Wisconsin families lined up for free tours of Talgo’s IAM-built passenger rail cars during a recent Open House event at the company’s Milwaukee rail yard. More than 1,000 enthusiastic rail fans attended an Open House at the Talgo train facility in Milwaukee, WI to get a first-hand look at the shiny new passenger
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
Read moreMembers of Local S-6 in Bath, ME voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with Bath Iron Works (BIW), securing an agreement that includes pension improvements and wage increases. In all, the economic package equals an increase of 6.145 percent in the first year and 11.25 percent over the four-year term of the accord. Other
Read moreNFFE-IAM members attending the IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. lobbied hard on Capitol Hill last week calling on House members to defeat a proposed anti-worker amendment that would have limited the official time union representatives are given to represent employees, an essential component of effective labor-management relations in the federal sector. Thousands more members
Read moreThe Winpisinger Center hosted its largest ever Leadership I class last week for a group of Spanish-speaking IAM members from all territories in addition to three international members of USTAC/Guatemala. The Spanish language curriculum mirrors its English equivalent, with all learning resources, instructions and textbooks provided in Spanish. The Spanish Working Group, charged with facilitating
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