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IAM Leader Rips Florida Rep. for Anti-Labor Remarks IAM president Tom Buffenbarger is calling for Florida Republican Rep. Connie Mack to be recalled by voters following his suggestion that President Obama should “fire” United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ron Gettelfinger for refusing to agree to draconian cuts in pay and benefits for UAW members. “Rep.
Read moreHundreds of IAM members were joined by elected officials and area union members in Bloomington, MN, for a rally to support what is likely to be the largest and most important union organizing drive in decades. The “Day of Action” rally, organized by Local 1833, was part of the IAM’s nationwide fight to win bargaining
Read moreDistrict 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
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