Burn barrels were an essential part of the five-month strike by members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY, where temperatures on the picket line regularly dropped below zero. Members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY this week voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Monofrax, a company that makes fusion cast refractories used in the
Read moreIAM Local 219 members on strike at the Bluegrass Station Army Depot in Lexington, KY, recently showed up to the local county courthouse to protest a local effort by national conservative advocacy groups to pass right-to-work (for less) legislation at the county level. Thanks to their overwhelming show of opposition, the proposal was withdrawn “until
Read moreThe last piece of timber leaves the California Redwood Company’s Korbel, CA facility on January 29, 2015. With the holidays on the minds of IAM members at the California Redwood Company (CRC) in Korbel, CA in early December 2014, the company issued a notice informing employees of the plant’s impending closure. The company is transitioning
Read moreThe 2015 IAM Calendar is still available and features winners of the IAM Photo Contest. The 2015 IAM Calendar is still available. Individual calendars are $7 each. For Lodges that want to bulk order 100 calendars or more, the cost is $5 per calendar. To order, download the individual order form or bulk order form.
Read moreIAM 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
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