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This past week in Tucson, AZ, IAM District 19 railroad delegates, officers, and guests gathered to conduct the business for its 9th quadrennial convention. Delegates from approximately 47 Local Lodges from around the country arrived on August 21 to meet, hear and gather information from many speakers. Three IAM delegates Mike “Mouse” Reilly (Local 2600),
Read moreSTRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 31, 2022 – A strike that began on Monday, Aug. 29 has ended for 104 Machinists Union Local 439 (District 54) members who work at Eberhard Manufacturing Co. in Strongsville. The highlights of the new contract: 3-year collective bargaining agreement Wage increases up to 21 percent in the first year of the agreement. Entering the
Read moreIAM Districts and Locals in Illinois have raised $100,000 to support an Illinois constitutional guarantee of workers’ rights to organize and bargain collectively. The Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment would be one of four such guarantees enshrined in state constitutions, but Illinois Amendment 1 goes a step further than other states by also banning anti-union “right-to-work”
Read moreFreight rail members of the IAM Rail Division will receive a 24% compounded general wage increase over five years if new tentative agreements reached with railroads bargaining under the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) are ratified by the membership. The IAM Rail Division consists of IAM District 19, the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), and the
Read moreSTRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2022 — 104 members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 439 (District 54) at Eberhard Manufacturing Co., in Strongsville are on strike after overwhelmingly voting to reject the company’s concessionary last, best, and final offer. After also overwhelmingly voting to strike on Sunday, Aug. 28, IAM Local
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