US Sister of the Month Mary A. Sansom Sister Mary A Sansom hails from IAM Local Lodge 1833 from the Transportation District 143. She has been an IAM member for 32 years. Active in her union for most of that time, Sister Mary stepped up to become Recording Secretary five years ago when a large
Read moreOhio, California Lead ‘Hell Yes’ Tally Union members in two key states, California and Ohio, are running neck and neck for bragging rights over which state has the most members pledging to vote in the upcoming gubernatorial elections. Other states coming on strong in the unofficial competition are Illinois, Florida and Maryland. The state-by-state tally
Read moreIn a day-long vote, locked out members of AEIF-IAM Local 1943 in Middletown, OH voted to reject vaguely worded outsourcing and back-to-work terms contained in a “final offer” from AK Steel Corp. The company presented the 2-inch thick document three days earlier, angering the locked out workforce by setting a deadline of midnight Monday for
Read moreLocal 1943 Members Reject AK Steel Offer In a day-long vote, locked out members of AEIF-IAM Local 1943 in Middletown, OH voted to reject vaguely worded outsourcing and back-to-work terms contained in a “final offer” from AK Steel Corp. The company presented the 2-inch thick document three days earlier, angering the locked out workforce by
Read moreSEPTEMBER 21, 2006 – On June 16, 1903, Henry Ford And eleven associates, with about $28,000 in cash started what would become a leader in the automotive world, Ford Motor Company. Fast forward a century later to find a very different picture. Today it’s a company struggling to stay afloat. Ford announced this week it’s planning the biggest layoff and
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