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From left: IAM Local 2058 members Al Norris, Bill Little, Evan Thomas and District 98 Business Representative Robert Orr. The IAM Local 2058 Negotiating Committee, along with District 98 staff members, recently participated in the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Local 2058 represents skilled diesel
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez, right, speaks with IAM Local 86 members locked out at Triumph Composite Systems in Spokane, WA. Martinez was joined on the strike line by Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen and District 751 President Jon Holden. (Photo: Steve Warren/IAM District 751) IAM national leaders today marched in solidarity with
Read moreThe International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday issued its much anticipated report predicting the effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on the U.S. economy, and its findings are damning for American workers. “The ITC, which historically has overestimated the benefits of trade agreements, predicts that the TPP will increase our nation’s trade deficit in manufacturing,”
Read moreIt takes the average S&P 500 CEO just over a day to make what production and non-supervisory workers earn, on average, in an entire year, according to the AFL-CIO’s newly-released Executive PayWatch. CEO’s took home, on average, $12.4 million in 2015, according to the AFL-CIO’s analysis. In contrast, the average worker earned only $36,900 in
Read moreIAM retiree and Vietnam War veteran Jerry Schiltz proudly shows off his IAM Retirement card during his visit to Washington, DC as part of the Never Forgotten Honor Flight. Schiltz was joined nearly 100 Vietnam and Korean War veterans from central Wisconsin. Retired IAM member Jerry Schiltz, a Vietnam War veteran, had never been to
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