Quick links+
Education Rep. Henry Bagwell leads discussion during a new class to enhance leadership skills for IAM members associated with Metal & Atomic Trades Councils. IAM local lodge officers who are associated with Metal & Atomic Trades Councils recently attended a new class at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center that was specially developed
Read moreSeptember 22, 2009 – Long-time IAM activist Ken Koch was presented this week with the 2010 Labor Person of the Year award by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Koch has been active in the Louisville and Kentucky labor scene for decades. The 35-year IAM member is president of both
Read moreThe IAM announced it would file a lawsuit in federal court following news this week that Pratt & Whitney (P&W) would close its Cheshire Overhaul & Repair facility and the Center for Airfoil Repair (CARO) in East Hartford, CT. The lawsuit is the next step in a battle to save more than 1,000 IAM jobs
Read moreAs leaders from across the world prepare for the upcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh, PA, three Global Union Federations, representing 55 million industrial workers, are calling on the economic powers to focus on the worldwide jobs crisis. Leaders from the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers’ Federation (ITGLWF), the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine
Read moreLong-time IAM activist Ken Koch was presented this week with the 2010 Labor Person of the Year award by the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Koch has been active in the Louisville and Kentucky labor scene for decades. The 35-year IAM member is president of both District 27 and Local
Read more