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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 moreIAM Local 2777 Chief Steward/Grievance Committee Charles Pate, Steward Rich Swindon, Steward/Grievance Committee Regina Ullrich-Holmes, District 75 Business Representative Brad Smith, Steward J.D. Baker, and Steward/Grievance Committee Wayne Mason. In a perfect example of why an IAM contract is so valuable, more than 200 workers for L3 Communications at Whiting Field Naval Air Station near
Read moreClementine “Tina” Jenkins, second from left, is sworn in to her new role as president of IAM Local 2003. Jenkins is the first woman ever elected to the top job at the local, which represents more than 4,500 aircraft maintenance workers in Fort Rucker, AL. Members of IAM Local 2003 made history by electing Clementine
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