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DL 19 Assistant President/General Chairman John Lacey and NY State Governor Andrew Coumo, right, who was instrumental in getting the MTA to move toward a fair agreement. Within days of a strike that would have shut down the nation’s largest commuter railroad, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), its partner the Transportation
Read moreInternational President Tom Buffenbarger announced the appointment of Joe Stassi as Transportation Department Special Representative. Stassi, a 24-year IAM veteran, initiated into Local Lodge 914 in Newark, NJ in 1990 as a United Airlines ramp servicemen. Joe then transferred to Local Lodge 1886 in Denver, CO and then to Local Lodge 2508 in Orlando, FL
Read moreThe 2014 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 7-10, 2014 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration will take place Tuesday, October 7 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday, October 8 from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The conference begins Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude
Read moreAustralian Workers’ Union member Shane Burd, right, listens to IAM Collective Bargaining Coordinator Jim Price on a recent tour of IAM Headquarters. The IAM’s “sense of community” struck a chord with a recent visitor from Australia. Shane Burd, a member of the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) attended a week-long Leadership I course at the William
Read moreIAM Local 1943 members and representatives show support for RMB drivers arriving to the representational vote. Left to right, Tom Singhoffer, VP; Shane Lawrence, Organizing Committee; Greg Swartz BR/ST; Al Cochran, Local 1943 member; Troy Witte, Committeeman; Andrew Hounshell, Organizing Committee; Mike Burt, Local 1943 Communicator and Special Committeeman; and Derek Deerfield, Educator and Trainer.
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