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New NAACP President Cornell William Brooks hosted a labor luncheon at the civil rights organization’s 105th annual Convention in Las Vegas. The IAM joined thousands of civil rights, labor and community activists at the 105th NAACP Convention in Las Vegas recently to reaffirm their commitment to justice and equality. Click here to watch the Machinists
Read moreTop row, from left: Youth Transition Auto Tech Apprentices Jason Treloar, Jeremy Van Leuvan, Georgios Maris, Carlos Marin and Jorge Corona-Tomay. Bottom row, from left: Michael Csordas, Joas Jean, Damian Nieves, Robin Vasquez, Kurtis Morante, District 15 Assistant Directing Business Representative Juan Negron and New Jersey CREST Project Coordinator Ira Stern. Not pictured: Ryan Nobrega.
Read moreThe IAM has won an arbitration case against IKEA after the Swedish furniture company refused union officials access to its IAM-represented Perryville, MD warehouse. Local I-460, District 4 members at the factory had alerted the IAM of unsafe trailers, cut seatbelts, needles left on the control of forklifts and other safety violations. IKEA held that
Read moreMembers of Iowa’s congressional delegation are calling out United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek for the carrier’s decision to outsource more than 600 jobs at 12 U.S. airports, including 48 jobs at Des Moines International Airport. United has also announced plans for contract workers to replace United employees at airports in Albuquerque, NM; Buffalo, NY; Charleston,
Read moreIAM Automotive Coordinator Boysen Anderson, second from right, led a team of more than 30 IAM representatives at negotiations with UPS and UPS Freight. More than 4,000 IAM-represented mechanics at United Parcel Service (UPS) and UPS Freight have ratified new contracts that cover over 100 locations nationwide. The two IAM-UPS national agreements, one for UPS
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