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IAM Local 1526 recently sent seven Negotiating Committee members, supported by Grand Lodge and District staff, to the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center in Hollywood, Md. for a week-long negotiations preparations class. The team is prepared as contract talks march on with the Whirlpool Corp. in Iowa. Third shift Plant Chair Sandy Lorenz describes how necessary
Read moreLast year’s Maria Santiago Lillis Advocacy Day on Aug. 10 was a huge success. There were so many great community service projects happening all over North America and we are excited to see what lodges do this year. The late IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Maria Santiago Lillis, whose birthday was on Aug. 10,
Read moreThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a heat hazard alert (English and Spanish) in response to record-breaking temperatures putting workers in danger. The alert reminds employers of their obligation to protect workers against illness and injury from high temperatures in the workplace, whether inside or outdoors. OSHA has also escalated its enforcement of
Read moreIAM Local 1487 hosted a recent Committee on the Future (COTF) Listening Session at its lodge near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff Edison Fraser kicked off the meetings by encouraging members to share genuine thoughts about the future of the IAM. Southern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Reggie Dixon, District W2021
Read moreWASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2023 – IAM Healthcare, a part of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), applauds the termination of the proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. “We are pleased that this merger has been terminated,” said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway. “This merger would have harmed patients,
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