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Thanks in large part to a blitz of calls and messages sent by IAM members, House Republicans and Democrats came together this week to overwhelmingly pass a reauthorization of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. The bank still has legislative hurdles to cross, but it has a key supporter along the way: IAM-endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Read moreDistrict 751 volunteers manned an informational picket outside Cadence-Giddens’ Everett plants this week. Managers at Cadence Aerospace-Giddens in Everett are illegally retaliating against their workers who voted earlier this year to form a union, IAM District 751 charges. Among other things, the union alleges, Cadence-Giddens has illegally withheld 401(k) matches that were due to the
Read moreNational Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) President William R. Dougan recently testified before a Senate subcommittee that pay flexibility for federal workers is woefully inadequate. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management is responsible for exploring policies that promote effective management of federal programs. Dougan spoke before the panel to express NFFE-IAM’s
Read moreEarlier this year, members of Tucson, AZ Local 933 prepared for their negotiations with Raytheon at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. IAM Local 933 members in Tucson, AZ voted to accept a new three-year contract with Raytheon Missile Systems. The new agreement includes yearly general wage increases for most
Read moreIAM members were a strong presence at an Alexandria, VA rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. IAM members were front and center at a grassroots organizing event in Alexandria, VA featuring Hillary Clinton and Gov. Terry McAuliffe. One day after an 11-hour marathon before a House Committee, Clinton fired up the crowd with her
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