July 9, 2006 – Transition Agreement between the AEIF and IAM. Download a printable copy of the agreement here.
Read moreWhat is the IAM National Pension Fund? Unlike a single employer plan, the IAM National Pension Plan is portable. This means you can take your years in the plan from one covered employer to another and continue to accrue pension credits. The fund is managed by an equal number of company and union Trustees. This ensures that
Read moreFor Immediate Release Local 1943 Members Vote To Reject Revised AK Steel Offer October 18, 2006 – Locked out members of AEIF-IAM Local 1943 in Middletown, OH voted today to reject a revised contract two weeks after rejecting an earlier proposal. The Union and AK Steel have scheduled to resume talks on Thursday morning,
Read moreYour Union will become a Local of the IAM. This means that all of your Officers and Delegates will remain in place for their term of office. Your Union Hall and Treasury will remain with your Local. Any changes to your structure will be phased in over a period of time. What kind of changes
Read moreJune 27, 2006 – Officials at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) are scrambling to explain their relationship and contacts with Richard Berman, a former alcohol and tobacco industry lobbyist and current front man for the anti-union website, UnionFacts.com. Information uncovered by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and
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