The ever-popular IAM Retirees Conference will be held November 15-20, 2015 at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The discounted room rate is available until October 20. Don’t wait any longer to sign up for the popular IAM Retirees Conference, to be held November 15-20, 2015 at the Monte Carlo Resort and
Read moreGeorge Hooper served as IAM Southern Territory General Vice President from 1997 until his untimely death in 2003. In a recent letter to the editor of the Austin (TX) American-Statesman, Shirley Hooper, the widow of former IAM Southern Territory General Vice President George Hooper, concisely addresses the subject of why unions are needed to ensure
Read moreIAM General Vice President Bob Martinez, left, swears in Randy Erwin as NFFE/IAM National Secretary-Treasurer. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE/IAM) National Executive Council has announced the appointment of Randy Erwin as NFFE/IAM’s new National Secretary-Treasurer. “As Bill Fenaughty completes his last day as NFFE National Secretary-Treasurer, I would like to thank him for
Read moreFrom left, Voto Latino Vice President of Market and Partnerships Jessica Reeves; IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger; AFL-CIO Director for the Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department Carmen Berkley; GetEQUAL Co-Director Angela Peoples and California Immigration Policy Center Government Affairs Manager Ronald Coleman participate in a panel on the opening day of the IAM Women’s,
Read moreThe IAM welcomed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s opposition to the deeply-flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Photo: Bill Burke/Page One Photography) The Machinists Union welcomed the announcement by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that she will oppose the deeply-flawed and secretly-negotiated Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). “Secretary Clinton has once again demonstrated her strong support for
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