Retired IAM member and World War II Navajo “code talker” Ernest Yazhe passed away January 12, 2016. The IAM and the nation mourn the loss of World War II Marine Corps veteran and Navajo “code talker” Ernest Yazhe, a retired IAM member who died January 12, 2016 in Salt Lake City. Born in New Mexico
Read moreIAM Local 701 member Norb Balenski, right, and his wife, Gloria, met with U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez as part of a trip to Washington, DC to see President Obama deliver his final State of the Union address. (Photo: U.S. Labor Department) Norb Balenski, a 30-year member of IAM Local 701 in Carol Stream, IL,
Read moreIAM Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith is sworn in for a seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. IAM Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith was recently elected to an amazing seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. The 40-year IAM member has a long history of public service, beginning in 1977
Read moreIAM Legislative Director Hasan Solomon has a simple message for members of Congress who vote for the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Don’t call us.” IAM Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon recently delivered a stern warning to members of Congress who are on the fence about the latest job-killing trade and economic deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):
Read moreA government panel appointed by the Obama administration agrees that union’s final offer should be adopted by New Jersey Transit. After more than five years of bargaining, a second Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) this week selected the final offer from IAM-TCU and a coalition of unions as the “most reasonable” to settle negotiations at New
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