“Building the Gearbox” took first place in the 2013 photo contest. Here, Local 31 Journeyman John Stroy and Apprentice Kirk Allen rebuild a coal mill gearbox at the Omaha Power District’s North Station. Photographed by Michael Milledge, Local 31, Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE. There’s still time to enter the 2014 IAM Photo Contest.
Read moreIAM members at Auto Truck Transport (ATT) won a three-year battle to halt improper outsourcing of their work by the company. The settlement, which includes more than $1.3 million in damages, covers more than 600 members of Locals 641 in Cleveland, NC, and Mount Holly, NC; Local 166 in Laredo, TX; and District W24 in
Read moreIAM Local 701 members at Superior Carriers in Markham, IL, voted unanimously to go on strike. Fighting high out-of-pocket health insurance costs and stagnant wages at Superior Carriers in Markham, IL, 13 members of IAM Local 701 said “enough is enough” and voted unanimously to strike on April 8, 2014. According to Mechanics Local 701
Read moreThe IAM and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) called on United Airlines to rethink its outsourcing plans in Kona, Maui and Lihue, HI. United announced in mid-March that it would solicit bids from sub-contractors in an effort to lower the carrier’s costs by outsourcing fleet and passenger service operations. “I am asking United Airlines to cease
Read moreIn a reversal of a long-held bias in favor of free trade agreements, the New York Times Editorial Board published a stinging critique of past trade pacts and warned the Obama administration against making similar mistakes in a pair of massive trade deals currently under consideration. “This [NYT editorial] page has long argued that removing
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