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New York City Uber drivers are taking their fight for dignity to the one place they know they can find help – the union. In the mid-90s, when New York City Black Car drivers – deemed “independent contractors” and thus not eligible for traditional employee protections – were looking for a voice on the job,
Read moreGrand Lodge Representative Joe Greaser (left) and District 74 Directing Business Representative Larry Young (right) bookend NAS Norfolk workers who voted to join the IAM. The Southern Territory doubled down with a one-two organizing punch when 111 aircraft workers and mechanics at NAS Norfolk, VA joined the IAM just days after 210 workers at NAS
Read moreIAM members listen closely during a general education cohort for the ESC/IAM Partnership Program at the William W. Winpisinger Education Center. From left: Robert Breaux, Communicator/Educator, Local 850, Oklahoma City, OK; Joan Cox, President, Local 350, La Grange, NC; Frances Finau-Stepp, Local 1782, San Jose, CA; Gurjinder Singh Grewal, Chief Steward, Local 16, British Columbia,
Read moreMelissa Campbell, left, is congratulated by IAM Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen after being sworn in as the territory’s new Education Representative. IAM International President Bob Martinez announced he has appointed Melissa Campbell as the Western Territory Education Representative. The appointment was effective February 1. Campbell, a 28-year member of Sky Harbor Lodge
Read moreWashington, D.C., February 3, 2016 – International President Robert Martinez, Jr., of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following statement on the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership by the Obama Administration. We are deeply disappointed by the announcement of today’s signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which by all accounts will
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