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IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger was among labor leaders and elected officials invited to speak at a rally in St. Louis, MO, to commemorate a pending $60 billion sale of IAM-built F-15 fighter aircraft. Machinist Union leaders from District 837 and International Headquarters joined with elected officials from Missouri and Illinois for a rally at
Read moreWinners of the 2010 Gift of Sight Award: IAM General Vice President, Canada, Dave Ritchie, (left), former GDA President Jay Bormann (center) and Casey Scott, Senior Vice President of the Scott Wealth Management Group (right), with IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger and GDA President Dale Hartford. More than a thousand members and guests gathered in
Read moreA new IAM video examines recent evidence showing that while unemployment poses serious financial consequences for many families, losing a job can also have lasting negative effects on one’s physical and mental health, as well as increase their rate of mortality. As shown in “The Scars of Unemployment,” the Economic Policy Institute recently held a
Read moreLast chance! Congress must pass a year-long extension of unemployment benefits before the holidays. Unless Congress reauthorizes the current program before it expires on November 30th, jobless benefits will be cut off for about 2 million workers by the end of December. Act now. Participate in the Unemployment Insurance Lobby Day on Wednesday, December 1st.
Read moreDozens of brave members of Local 2362 in Merrill, WI, voted to end a months-long strike against Merrill Manufacturing Corporation. Merrill forced the strike after making outrageous demands at the bargaining table and refusing to consider reasonable proposals from the bargaining committee to help Merrill get through the recession. “These members stood together against an
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