PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 6, 2025 — Lobster 207, a co-op formed by the Maine Lobstering Union, is pleased to announce that it has emerged with a more than a $5 million settlement in its favor after five years of litigation against a former CEO, Warren Pettegrow, his parents, their companies and another alleged co-conspirator. The Maine Lobstering
Read moreWASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union, issued this statement on incoming President Trump’s recent remarks about outsourcing domestic Navy shipbuilding to foreign nations: “As International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and a former pipefitter
Read moreIn a show of solidarity and determination, hundreds of IAM Local 700 and 1746 members rallied outside Pratt & Whitney’s Connecticut facilities this week to protest recent furloughs. According to members of Local 700 in Middletown and 1746 in East Hartford, the move by the company sends a bad message with just three months until
Read moreWashington, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration announced 42 new inductions for the 2024 Class of Academy Fellows, including Steve Lenkart, Executive Director of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM). Lenkart was elected to the permanent position of Academy Fellow by a majority of the voting body of fellows who considered his professional
Read moreWASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union, issued this statement following the passing of Former President Jimmy Carter: “Our Union joins the nation in mourning the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. Throughout his life, Carter was a champion for peace,
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