The IAM Midwest Territory mourns the death of retired District 10 Directing Business Representative Richard “Dick” Presser. Presser passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the age of 86. Presser joined IAM Local 1862 while working at the Ladish Company in Cudahy, WI, shortly after high school in 1947. He left for a six-year stint
Read moreIAM Local 2741 members joined District 19 leadership at the Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming contract talks with Alstom. The Negotiating Committee for IAM New York Local 2741 workers at Alstom recently completed the Negotiating Preparation for Bargaining Committees Program at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. The week-long class included training in analyzing company
Read moreIAM members at Air Canada voted nearly 3-to-1 to accept the terms of an agreement covering more than 7,500 workers at the carrier. The contract covers technical maintenance and operational support employees handling baggage at airports and in Air Canada Cargo. The contract contains job security and job protection measures, along with two re-openers allowing
Read moreThere’s still time to enter your newsletter or website in the annual IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 4, 2016. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to all good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will
Read moreAFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says there was progress in 2015, but raising wages must be an ongoing mission for the labor movement. Marking nearly one year since the first ever Raising Wages Summit, the AFL-CIO released a new report detailing the successes, struggles and path ahead to raise wages for working people. The report finds
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