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IAM Local 2105 members hold strike signs as they enter their 11th week on the picket line against sweeping health care and pension cuts imposed by fusion cast refractory-maker RHI Monofrax in Falconer, NY. More than 300 people attended a rally in Falconer, NY as a show of solidarity for more than 130 IAM Local
Read moreAverage wages have stayed almost stagnant in the developed world, while wages in developing countries have fluctuated wildly by region. (Source: International Labour Organization) – Click image for full size. Wage growth in developed countries, including the U.S., has remained almost stagnant since 2006, according to the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 2014-15 Global Wage Report.
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has announced the appointment of Indianapolis District 90 Directing Business Representative Tim Hough to the position of Midwest Territory Special Representative, effective January 1, 2015. Hough initiated into Valparaiso, IN Local 1227 as a CNC Lathe Operator at Union Electric Steel Corp. in 1990, where he was eventually elected President
Read moreThe IAM has announced the 2015 dates for all four stages of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The IAM’s EAP program equips assistance coordinators with the skills and resources to assist members who are seeking help for problems involving addictions and other psychosocial
Read moreIn a move that will allow deep cuts to earned pension benefits for millions of U.S. retirees, members of Congress are expected to vote this week on a spending bill that includes significant changes to the 1974 law outlawing such cuts. The legislation, which was brokered behind closed doors by members of the House Education
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