Members of NFFE-IAM Locals 1840, 1855, 1697 and the Forest Service Council went to Capitol Hill to petition Congress to save the Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Indiahoma, OK. When the U.S. Department of Labor announced its intent to close the Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Indiahoma, OK, the
Read moreAn online petition to get CarMax to stop selling unsafe, recalled cars needs the help of IAM members to get over 100,000 signatures. CarMax, the largest used-car retailer in the U.S., claims that every car it sells passes a “125-point inspection,” but reports show the car dealer fails to get free safety recall repairs done
Read moreIAM Tennessee Local 735 member Cody Wilder is credited for helping spark the idea of the IAM’s unioNation Band. The more than two-dozen dedicated IAM members recorded their first album two years later. The IAM’s unioNation is “rocking solidarity music that comes around only once or twice in a lifetime,” says a recent review by
Read moreIAM General Vice President Dora Cervantes and IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., hold a check for over $50,000 to Guide Dogs of America (GDA). IAM districts and locals from around the U.S. and Canada presented contributions to GDA that were raised through fundraisers at the 34th annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet in
Read moreFrustrated and without a first contract, IAM-represented auto technicians at Country Nissan in Hadley, MA, went on strike on the cold streets of New England in early November. Life on the picket line has been peppered with persecution from management. A new video produced by the Machinists News Network showcases Massachusetts car dealership Country Nissan’s
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