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Registration for the first cohort of classes in the new IAM/Empire State College (ESC) Partnership is fast approaching. Applicants must have all materials in by August 14, 2015 to be considered for online classes beginning September 14, 2015. The residency at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD begins on September 20. Prior to registering
Read moreIAM General Secretary Treasurer-elect Dora Cervantes has appointed Porfirio “Josh” Diaz as a Grand Lodge Auditor, effective August 1, 2015. Diaz, a member of IAM Local 794, will serve lodges in Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California and parts of Colorado, Utah and Nevada. “As an emerging leader in the IAM’s Young Machinists program, Josh will
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., speaks in support of the “Keeping Our Pension Promises Act” at a press conference in Washington, DC. IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., who is retiring July 31, 2015, will continue the fight to protect pensions for American workers as the newest member on the Board of Directors at
Read moreAn IAM District 751 member at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA votes on a collective bargaining agreement covering about 140 Machinists. IAM District 751 members who work as civilian contractors at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA have won wage and pension increases with a new collective bargaining
Read moreIAM District 1 Directing Business Representative Danny Chmelko (center), Grand Lodge Representative Gary Anthony (standing) and Apprentice Organizer Chuck Herod (front) meet with Bowhead workers and supporters. Nearly 1,000 workers employed by Bowhead Support Group, LLC at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA will vote Thursday, July 30, whether to join the IAM. The
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