May 8 is the deadline for a special room rate at the IAM Industrial Conference, to be held June 15-19 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 organizing
Read moreIAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux speaks on a labor panel at the 2015 National Action Network Convention in New York, NY. “The labor movement needs to stand together like never before to fight attacks on working Americans,” said IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux at a panel on labor at the 2015 National Action
Read moreThe IAM and the United Launch Alliance opened negotiations for a new contract covering 830 workers at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, Local Lodge 2786; Decatur, AL, Local Lodge 44 and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, Local Lodge 610. As the IAM opened negotiations with United Launch Alliance (ULA) in Huntsville, AL, ULA announced
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Read moreThis year, April 14 is the day that symbolizes how much extra a woman must work in 2015 to make the same as a man did in 2014. According to the latest census data, women working full-time earn just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men, amounting to a yearly wage gap of $10,876.
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