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Holding the banner from left: Pat Cleveland, Brian Bramblett, Kimberly Burse and Jeanette Valdes. Back Row: District 75 Organizer Mike Cooke, Michael Whitsitt, Victor Williams, Tommy C. Beard, Tommy J. Beard, Robert Shepherd and Special Representative Tony Wirth. Twenty-one workers at Fort McClellan, near Anniston, AL recently joined the IAM. The prime contractor, Aktarius LLC,
Read moreThe IAM and working families successfully prevented right-to-work legislation from passing in New Mexico. From left: President of the New Mexico Federation of Labor John Hendry, President of the New Mexico State Council of Machinists Beverly McMullan and IAM Western Territory GVP Gary Allen. IAM members and working families in New Mexico, and across the
Read moreWhen IAM members at Southwest Airlines ratified their most recent contract in December 2014, they not only received wage increases, lump sum payments and other improvements, they also ratified IAM negotiated protections against falling behind other Southwest employee groups who were still in negotiations. IAM leadership and negotiators smartly bargained a “true-up” clause, which requires
Read moreHillary Clinton, pictured with IAM supporters at a rally in Alexandria, VA, won a hard-fought victory in the Nevada caucuses. IAM and other union members helped propel Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to a critical victory in Nevada’s “First in the West” caucuses. Clinton, who garnered 53 percent of caucus votes, was bolstered by the
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez was unanimously elected to the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council at the labor federation’s meetings in San Diego. Martinez, a 36-year IAM member, succeeds former IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger on the council. “I am honored to be elected to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive Council,” said Martinez after being sworn in.
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