More than 1,700 IAM-represented auto mechanics from across the Chicagoland area walked off the job at the stroke of midnight Monday after a group of more than 130 Chicago dealerships refused to pay the workers a fair wage and provide them a fair work schedule.
Read moreThis was the kind of surprise that IAM Local 264 MBTA Bus Mechanics, fighting for their livelihoods as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pushes to privatize their jobs, were glad to see.
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez has appointed Grand Lodge Education Representative Rhonda Rogers to Director of the Women’s and Human Rights Department. The appointment is effective August 1.
Read moreIn a world that has become it harder and harder to negotiate decent bargaining agreements for union members who work in the Department of Energy, the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department (MTD) requested support from the IAM.
Read moreActor Danny Glover has maintained a successful career in Hollywood since the late 1970s, including appearances in the blockbuster Lethal Weapon film series. But the bright lights of Tinseltown haven’t dampened his enthusiasm for the middle class workers and American labor movement.
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