Gloria Balenski, above, and her husband, IAM Local 701 member Norb Balenski, will look on from the First Lady’s viewing box to watch President Obama deliver his State of Union address at the Capitol. IAM Local 701 member Norb Balenski and his wife Gloria will be guests of First Lady Michelle Obama for President Obama’s
Read moreSeveral hundred people showed up at the U.S. Supreme Court to support public-sector union workers who are under attack by anti-union forces. Braving the cold morning air, several hundred people made their voices heard outside the U.S. Supreme Court this week during oral arguments for a case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, that threatens to
Read moreIAM Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 President Rock Alley believes that working people need better representation in the State House and is running for senate. When IAM Maine Lobstering Union (IMLU) Local 207 President Rock Alley decided to run for the State Senate in Maine, he knew it would be an uphill battle. But challenges
Read moreDoug Miller, fourth from left, is honored after receiving $100,000 back pay award from Lockheed Martin. From left, Shop Steward and arbitration witness James Kuhn, Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, Local 709 Business Representative James Butler, Miller, Local 709 Directing Business Representative Perry Gulledge, Grand Lodge Representative Dave Porter, Grand Lodge Representative Joey
Read morePhoenix Management workers at Camp Lejeune and New River Marine bases were just some of many eastern North Carolina workers to vote to join IAM District 110. By June 2014, the membership of IAM District 110 in eastern North Carolina had fallen to 588 members. The lack of dues money coming in meant the district,
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