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Local lodges are urged to take advantage of upcoming Spanish Leadership classes at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. Enrollments in any of the Spanish Leadership classes do not count against a Lodge’s regular leadership school allotments. The first of the three 2012 Spanish Leadership Programs at the William W. Winpisinger Center is
Read moreA determined group of sixty-eight Ground and Facility Maintenance workers employed by Service Contract Act vendor “Call Henry Inc.” located at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH voted overwhelmingly (51-7) to join the IAM and leave their former Teamster Union. “These workers went a long time without proper representation while watching their retirement
Read moreIn an election conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today won exclusive representation rights for nearly 18,000 Passenger Service and Reservation Employees at the new United Airlines. The IAM received 8,305 votes during the seven-week election, while 5,865 votes were cast for no representation. The
Read moreThe first African American to represent New Jersey in Congress, Rep. Donald Payne, died this week from colon cancer. The New Jersey Democrat, first elected to Congress in 1988, was 77. His top priorities were closing the achievement gap, providing equitable funding for public schools and making college and health care more affordable. Payne served
Read moreCommemorating a long career at Pratt & Whitney that included more than 30 years as a full-time IAM representative, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger presents retiring District 26 Assistant DBR Jim Parent with a replica of a CFM56 jet engine from rival engine builder General Electric. Buffenbarger, a former GE Tool and Die maker, quipped the
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