The IAM Local 1529 Negotiating Committee recently completed the Negotiation Preparation Program at the Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. First row from left: Committee member Toni Shelton. Second row: Local 1529 Vice President Randall Birdsall and Committee member Chris Cornish. Third Row: Committee members Richard Rock, Jr., Larry Clark, Ricky Tweedie and District 15 Business
Read moreOn layoff? Looking for a change of scenery but still want a union job? The U.S Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers (FRCs) are currently aggressively hiring in multiple trade areas at union sites in San Diego; Cherry Point, NC; Oceana, VA and Jacksonville, FL. You can be part of the team that delivers assured aviation maintenance
Read more[View the story “Equal Pay Day: The Gender Pay Gap is Still Hurting Working Families” on Storify] Click here to view the entire story on Storify.
Read morePeter Adamovich On April 3, 2016, Amtrak Train 89 collided with a backhoe performing track maintenance work in the Northeast Corridor near Chester, PA. The accident took the lives of two Amtrak track workers and injured approximately three dozen passengers aboard the train. TCU-IAM ARASA Lodge 5092 member Peter Adamovich was the supervisor who
Read moreAFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler is the youngest officer to sit on the labor federation’s executive council. As the Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, Liz Shuler holds the second highest position in an organization of nearly 12.5 million union workers. Shuler took some time out of her busy schedule to sit down with the IAM’s ViewPoint
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