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History was made in Alberta’s elections and the Machinists Union played a part. The Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) won a landslide victory, sweeping away the ruling Conservatives after 44 years in power in an “Orange Wave.” Orange is the color of the NDP. Jamie Kleinsteuber, 38, a member of IAM Local 1681, was elected
Read moreIAM District 15 in New York overcame an aggressive anti-union campaign by managers at Penske Truck Leasing’s Bridgeport, NJ facility, and won collective bargaining rights for more than two dozen Technicians and Customer Service Representatives. “These workers overcame an aggressive anti-union campaign carried out by Penske’s corporate labor relations representative who camped out in Bridgeport
Read moreIn a move that will cost hundreds of Canadian aircraft fuelers their jobs, Air Canada this week walked away from long-term agreements with aviation fuel providers in Montreal and Toronto. When Air Canada was joined by West Jet, Air Transat and others, it meant the dismantling of the Canadian airline fuel consortium and the loss
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has announced that, effective May 1, 2015, Robert D. Walls has been appointed to the Grand Lodge staff as a Special Representative for the Woodworkers’ Department. Walls has been an IAM member since the Woodworkers affiliated with the IAM in 1994 and served as a shop steward and business representative
Read moreBud Lewis, a 37-year member of IAM Local 898 and HPWO Coordinator at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, OK, passed away May 3, 2015, after an extended illness. A master of many trades, Lewis worked with sheet metal, electronics and controls, and in the civilian engineering department at Vance. As a HPWO (High Performance
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