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L-R: Joe Alley, Local 447 Shop Steward Carl Fernandez, Jerry Oberymeymer. IAM Local 447 member Jerry Oberymeyer received praise and thanks for his decisive action to save a life. Brother Oberymeyer, a driver for Pumpernickel Express was making a delivery in February when another driver for Pumernickel Express, also making a delivery collapsed. When Brother
Read moreTrade Offsets Threaten U.S. Jobs, National Security According to a new report by IAM Trade and Globalization Director Owen Herrnstadt, the U.S. government’s failure to develop a coherent policy on trade offsets, a form of outsourcing, has resulted in thousands of lost jobs and the transfer of technological innovation to other countries. This transfer poses a serious threat
Read moreWorkers at Clark Steel Co. in Middletown, OH, who voted last year to join the IAM, are working for higher wages and improved benefits this week after they overwhelmingly ratified a new contract on Sunday with Clark Steel Co. The three-year accord features increases in the company’s 401k contribution and secures existing health benefits
Read moreNWA-Delta Propose Mega Merger Not even a year after emerging from dual bankruptcies that wiped out shareholders, devastated employees and cut service to many communities, Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines have announced plans to merge, creating the world’s largest airline and likely triggering additional mergers. “Airline industry consolidation will come at tremendous public expense,”
Read moreFriends and family of Cpl. Jason Dunham, a 22-year old U.S. Marine who sacrificed his life to protect fellow Marines inIraq, were on hand for a keel laying ceremony at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, ME. The event marked the start of construction of a DDG Arleigh Burke class destroyer that will carry his
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