IAM Local 1406 negotiation committee members completed the negotiation preparation program at the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Front: Committee Chairperson Ross Hansen. Second row from left: Committee Members Ray Eller and Brent Sletten. Back Row from left: Local 1406 President and Committee Member Jeffery Chambers, District 10 Business Representative Joe Terlisner.
Read moreIAM Senior Research Economist Taz Hurst has been appointed to a three-year term on the ERISA Advisory Council. Hurst, on right, was sworn in by Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi. IAM Strategic Resources Senior Research Economist Taz Hurst has been appointed to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory
Read moreTime’s running out to enter your newsletter or website in the annual IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 4, 2016. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to all good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will
Read moreThe IAM and working families successfully prevented right-to-work legislation from passing in New Mexico. From left: President of the New Mexico Federation of Labor John Hendry, President of the New Mexico State Council of Machinists Beverly McMullan and IAM Western Territory GVP Gary Allen. IAM members and working families in New Mexico, and across the
Read moreMembers of the St. Paul, MN District 77, Local 737 Bargaining Committee (back row, left to right) Journeyman Mechanic/Steward Grant Ross, Light Duty Technician Ashton Bruder, Local 737 Secretary-Treasure/Journeyman Mechanic Ross Olson, Journeyman Mechanic/Steward Eric Jorgensen, Local 737 President/Counterman Charles O’Keefe, Journeyman Mechanic R J Habben, and IAM District 77 Assistant Directing Business Representative Rick
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