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Friday, May 8 is the deadline for a special room rate at the IAM Industrial Conference, to be held June 15-19, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Click here for the official call and registration form. The conference will prepare IAM representatives and members in several key economic sectors to better meet the challenges
Read moreThe IAM makes a donation to Workshops for Warriors, a non-profit organization that provides job training to veterans. From left, Western Territory Chief of Staff Robert “Bobby” Martinez, District 947 President and Directing Business Representative Salvador Vasquez, District 947 Business Representative Daniella Ferioli, Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen, Workshops for Warriors Founder Hernán
Read moreFront row, from left: District 75 Assistant Directing Business Representative Henry “Pappy” Perrigin, Chief Steward Charles Pate, Negotiating Committee members Regina Ullrich-Holmes and Wayne Mason, and District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith. Second row: Stewards Roger Lambert, Tim Knauber and Adam Galasso. Third row: Stewards Mike Sciacca and Rick Swindon. Not pictured: Special Representative Tony
Read moreIAM retiree Clarence Gaskins recently turned 76, but the longtime union activist and Connecticut Local 700 member isn’t slowing down. Gaskins sat down with the Machinists News Network to talk about union organizing and his commitment to voting rights. WATCH: “How Many Bubbles in a Bar of Soap?” Longtime IAM activist Clarence Gaskins, second from
Read moreA large majority of Americans support the right of workers to join a union, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center. Among the six industrial sectors tested in the survey, support for workers’ ability to form a union is highest for factory and manufacturing workers: 82 percent say those workers should be able
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