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Machinists Fight Back in Wichita In a well-timed and well-placed editorial, District 70 President Steve Rooney saluted generations of aerospace workers in Wichita, KS, who built everything from WW II bombers to the latest business jets. Rooney’s editorial, titled ‘Don’t Sit Back and Let Aircraft Industry Leave,’ appeared in the July 4 edition of the
Read moreJuly Sister of the Month Debra Trotter Debra Trotter has been an IAM member at Local Lodge 2460 in Pensacola, Florida for 31 years and has served on the Executive Board for the past ten as Vice President and now President. In addition, she’s held the office of Vice-President for the Florida State Council of
Read moreMidwest Territory Scores Major Organizing Win Workers who build aerial work platforms for Snorkel International, Inc., in Elwood and Wathena, Kansas, voted for IAM representation in an election held on June 27, 2008. There are approximately 400 workers in the bargaining unit. “These workers bonded as a team and stood strong in their fight to
Read moreNational Labor College Honors IAM Graduates Eleven IAM members who earned Bachelor of Arts degrees from the AFL-CIO’s National Labor College (NLC) were honored this weekend at the school’s commencement ceremony in Silver Spring, MD. Overall, ninety graduates were honored at the ceremony, which marked the NLC’s 10th annual commencement. “We are extremely proud of
Read moreEndorse Obama? Not the Right Time “Now is not the right time for the IAM to endorse Senator Barack Obama,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger in a letter to IAM members after voting “present” in the AFL-CIO presidential endorsement process. Also declining to endorse Obama for President was the Transportation Communications Union (TCU). Other unions
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