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District 9 and Local 777 in St. Louis, MO recently added 61 new members with an organizing win among employees who work in the city’s Fleet Maintenance, Parks, Fire, Ambulance and Refuse facilities. According to District 9 Organize Mike Musgrove, the main issues in the drive were gaining professional representation, increased wages and the lack
Read moreThe IAM campaign to organize more than 300 employees working on Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III program is beginning to pay dividends with organizing wins in Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi, Delaware, New Jersey, California and Washington state. Following a series of recent elections, more than 230 Pilot Instructors, Loadmaster Instructors and Simulator Technicians will become IAM
Read moreMachinists Host Flight Attendant Coalition Twenty representatives from a coalition of U.S. and foreign flight attendant unions came together this week at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The coalition meets quarterly to develop common strategies to address flight attendants’ legislative, health and safety and collective bargaining issues. “Flight attendants operate in
Read moreSister of the Month Marla Ryan Sister Marla Ryan is a 9 year member of IAM LL 873 in Horicon, WI and has been the Recording Secretary for the past 6 years. In addition, she is the Editor and Communicator, the webmaster for LL 873 and DL 121, as well as a member on a
Read moreMachinists Denounce F-22 Funding Cut IAM leaders promptly denounced this week’s decision by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to end funding for the F-22, the next-generation fighter aircraft that would have assured U.S. air superiority for years to come. “Not only is the decision to cut funding for the F-22 shortsighted militarily, but our economy
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