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After more than six years of company delay and politically-inspired stalling, 220 Huntington Ingalls Shipyard workers in Newport News, VA will soon be able to negotiate an IAM collective bargaining agreement. The workers, known as Radiological Control Monitors Techs (RCTs), originally held a union representation election in 2009 while employed by Northrup Grumman. After the
Read moreIAM District 98 Business Representative Tim Buck won the GDA raffle for a 2015 Harley Davidson FLHR Road King. It takes a village to raise the $42,000 necessary to train just one guide dog for a visually impaired owner. But thanks to the IAM, Guide Dogs of America (GDA) has an entire union behind its cause. The
Read moreAre you looking to take your District or Local’s website to the next level? The IAM’s Intermediate Web Development Class, to be held February 14-19, 2016 at the Winpisinger Center, will give you the tools you need to reach your membership online like never before. The deadline to register is Friday, December 4. Prospective participants must
Read moreIAM District 19 members restored a historic locomotive bell to be displayed at the R. Thomas Buffenbarger Library at the Winpisinger Center. A relic of American railroad history now has a home at the R. Thomas Buffenbarger Library at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. A locomotive bell, possibly from as far back
Read moreIAM members kicked off the first cohort of students to pursue labor studies degrees through a partnership between the IAM and SUNY’s Empire State College. That partnership has now expanded to include a master’s degree track, as well as a bachelors and associates. IAM members can now earn a master’s degree in labor studies through
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