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May 8 is the deadline for a special room rate at the IAM Industrial Conference, to be held June 15-19, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Click here for the official call and registration form. The conference will prepare IAM representatives and members in several key economic sectors to better meet the challenges of
Read moreThere’s still time to enter your newsletter or website in the annual IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The deadline for entries has been extended to Friday, May 8, 2015. 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
Read moreIAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, center in suit, presents members of NFFE-IAM Local 2189 with a crystal appreciation award for their successful efforts to organize more than 1,000 URS workers at Red River Army Depot near Texarkana, TX. IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin presented NFFE-IAM Local 2189 a crystal
Read moreAbout 600 members of IAM Local 470 in Lake Charles, LA ratified a new three-year deal with Axiall Corp., a chemical products company. The new contract removed most of the two-tier wage system implemented in the 2009 contract. “The contract includes a 3 percent general wage increase every year, and the employee health care costs
Read moreChris Wagoner, director of the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center, is excited about the expanding opportunities for IAM members at the Hollywood, MD training center. Wagoner sat down with the Machinists News Network to discuss the increasing popularity of negotiating preparation classes, the continued emphasis on organizing training and the importance of
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