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Amid last ditch talks to avert a New Jersey Transit (NJT) strike, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decided to take a vacation. IAM members at NJT have been negotiating for a fair contract for more than five years and are five days away from being forced into a strike that would have a tremendous effect
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes, left, and General Vice President Diane Babineaux, right, are the first two women to hold seats on the IAM Executive Council. International Women’s Day (IWD) has been globally recognized as a day of celebration and a call for gender parity, dating as far back at the early 1900’s. Now women
Read moreIf you’ve spent time in America’s airports, you’ve probably seen frustrated travelers. Let’s face it: long lines and flight delays are irritating. But when airport workers become the target of abuse, and occasionally violence, something needs to be done. That’s why the IAM is demanding that Congress make it a felony to assault on-duty Customer
Read moreIt is with a heavy heart that the IAM learned of the passing of retired Southern Territory Administrative Assistant Leslie Gene “Les” Schroeder. Schroeder began as a Machinist at Cameron Iron Works in Houston and initiated into the IAM on December 20, 1967 with Local 15. Starting in 1972, he became the Local’s Secretary-Treasurer, then
Read moreThe Machinists Union endorsed Hillary Clinton for president at the 2015 IAM Staff Conference in New York. IAM-endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is distinguishing herself as the best choice for IAM members as she continues to roll out details of a “new bargain” to revitalize U.S. manufacturing. Clinton’s plan is built on three principles: Corporations
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