President Buffenbarger Rips into Obama Before a raucous crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters in Youngstown, OH Tuesday night, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger ripped into Senator Barack Obama, taking aim at Obama’s lackluster record as a state Senator and his unwillingness to fight for working families. “He took a walk every time there was a tough
Read moreFebruary 18, 2008 – Last week, the Western Territory gained new members in three different districts and two states! District Lodge 160, led by Directing Business Representative Don Hursey, reached the IAM goal of organizing 250 new members annually with an election at First Student in Seattle, Washington. Mechanics at First Student voted 100% in favor of
Read moreNegotiations Begin for 6,000 at Lockheed Martin IAM Leadership (L to R – GVP Headquarters, Rich Michalski, IP Tom Buffenbarger, Aerospace Coordinators John Crowdis and Ray Moffatt) at opening round of negotations with Lockheed Martin. After months of preparations and in the midst of record-breaking profits for the aerospace industry, IAM leaders this week launched
Read moreJoseph Gresham Pentagon should buy American If we are like most Americans, common sense plays a big role in the decisions we make. When we shop for groceries, let’s say, do we buy the peanut butter that’s expensive or a brand that’s cheap? If we are like most Americans, common sense plays a big role
Read more1,822 Long Beach, CA. Workers Vote ‘IAM YES’ more than 1,800 city workers joined together and voted IAM Yes!!! Big Win for Local 2515 85 service contract workers at White Sands Missile Range are the lates workers who said “YES” to joining the IAM Workers at Filtrona Join District 751 Congratulations to former District 751
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