IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger announced the appointment of District 75 Business Representative Anthony Wirth to Southern Territory Special Representative, effective February 1, 2015. Wirth, an aircraft painter by trade and a charter member of IAM Local 20 in Niceville, FL, helped organize his bargaining unit at Eglin Air Force Base while they were employees
Read moreAnti-worker billionaires Charles and David Koch say they are budgeting to spend $889 million on 2016 campaigns through their right-wing political organizations, effectively transforming their network into a third political party. For context, the Republican National Committee and the party’s two congressional campaign arms spent $657 million in the last presidential election. “The spending goal,
Read moreMilitary veterans were honored with an IAM Veteran’s pin at the 2015 Southern Territory Staff Conference in Bay St. Louis, MS. The 2015 Southern Territory Staff Conference in Bay St. Louis, MS wrapped up last week with a look back at a successful 2014 in organizing, and a new commitment for 2015. “This conference was
Read moreIAM members take part in the first-ever Spanish Organizing I program at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. A truly historic milestone was achieved at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center as members from several IAM Territories took part in the first-ever Spanish Organizing I program. Click here to see
Read morePor primera vez miembros de la IAM toman parte en el Programa de Organización Sindical 1 en Español en el Centro William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, MD. Un hecho verdaderamente histórico se alcanzó en el Centro de Educación y Tecnología William W. Winpisinger (WWW) cuando miembros de varios territorios de la IAM participaron en el
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