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Lou Pagrach Aurélie Sarrabezolles IAM International President Bob Martinez announced that District 140 General Chair Lou Pagrach has been appointed Special Representative for Canadian Political Action and Aurélie Sarrabezolles has been appointed Canadian Research Director. The appointments were effective June 1, 2016. “Lou has been a very active representative for IAM Transportation District 140 and
Read moreThe Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, also known as CBTU, held its 45th annual convention in Washington, D.C. The location, the nation’s capital, is fitting given this year’s presidential and congressional elections.
Read moreAs the battle over the worker classification of ride-sharing drivers wages around the country, IAM District 15 isn’t waiting to bring justice and benefits to 35,000 New York City Uber drivers. District 15 stepped outside the box to reach a five-year agreement establishing a new affiliated guild to represent the Uber’s New York City drivers.
Read moreThe Canadian House of Commons passed bill C-10, changing the Air Canada Public Participation Act to allow the carrier to send Canadian aircraft overhaul and maintenance jobs out of the country. The IAM will lobby the Senate to protect the jobs. Despite testimony from a 22-member IAM delegation illuminating the job-loss dangers of a proposed
Read moreIAM District 751, Local 86 members have been locked out by the employer, Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane, WA, since May 10. IAM District 751 reports there have been no talks between the union and Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane since May 9. On that date, union members voted by 94 percent to reject the
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