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IAM 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
Read moreCongress is on the verge of stripping due process rights from every non-management Veterans Affairs (VA) employee – including whistleblowers and the over 100,000 veterans employed by the VA. Supporters of the dubiously-named “VA Accountability Act” (H.R. 1994) claim that the VA is unable to eliminate poor performers. In fact, the VA fired 2,247 employees
Read moreIAM International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger issued the following statement on the release of the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons report that upgrades Malaysia to Tier 2 status: “Today’s incredulous upgrading of Malaysia in the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report makes a mockery of a once vitally important report and ensures
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