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More than 700 Machinists gathered in Houston this week for a rally to urge supporters of the U.S. manned space program to send a message that could be heard all the way back in Washington, D.C. Click here to view ‘Houston, We Have a Message,’ an IAM video about the rally. “It’s time
Read moreThe 11 workers missing and presumed dead after an explosion and fire on an oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico are just the latest to perish in a string of workplace tragedies that are giving added weight to this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day events on April 28. Earlier this month, 29 miners were
Read moreIn a letter mailed to workers at Delta and Northwest Airlines, Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. described the reports of harassment and intimidation by Delta managers during the recent round of organizing visits in Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit and other cities. “A surprising number of Delta workers told us of how they supported the IAM campaign,
Read moreAfter 119 days, the lockout of Local 2332 members by three auto dealerships in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, is finally over. “It’s been a long and bitter struggle but we got most of what we were after,” said IAM Business Representative Rob Thompson. “We got the standard pension language in the body of the agreement
Read moreAmong the new IAM members at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL, are (left to right) Angie Stroup, Treva Coffel, Gary Spencer, Eric Pfeiffer and Tony Castellani. A group of service contract workers at Maxwell-Gunter AFB in Montgomery, AL, became the first group at the base to secure IAM representation. The group, who are employed
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