The IAM will celebrate the legacy of retired IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger with a banquet dinner on Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Tickets are $250 each or $2,500 per table. Click here for a reservation form and hotel information. Buffenbarger recently sent the
Read moreThe IAM Automotive Department added another 22 members to their ranks when warehouse workers in Laredo, TX voted nearly 4 to 1 for IAM representation. This marks another victory for Automotive, which is among the fastest growing departments in the IAM. The workforce, consisting of forklift operators, warehouse data enterers and reviewers voted to join
Read moreRetired IAM member and World War II Navajo “code talker” Ernest Yazhe passed away January 12, 2016. The IAM and the nation mourn the loss of World War II Marine Corps veteran and Navajo “code talker” Ernest Yazhe, a retired IAM member who died January 12, 2016 in Salt Lake City. Born in New Mexico
Read moreIAM Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith is sworn in for a seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. IAM Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Jim Smith was recently elected to an amazing seventh term as Mayor of South Lebanon, OH. The 40-year IAM member has a long history of public service, beginning in 1977
Read moreIAM Legislative Director Hasan Solomon has a simple message for members of Congress who vote for the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Don’t call us.” IAM Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon recently delivered a stern warning to members of Congress who are on the fence about the latest job-killing trade and economic deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):
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