IAM District 141 has announced that Maintenance Instructors at United Airlines overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement. The four-year accord provides for significant wage, pension, benefit and job-security improvements, including a $122 annual IAM National Pension Plan multiplier for 2014 that increases to $128 in 2018. Top base hourly wages immediately increase to $40.60 an hour,
Read moreThe traveling exhibit, “Our Community at Winchester: An Elm City Story,” features former IAM Local 609 members who worked at the Olin-Winchester plant in New Haven, CT, before its closing in 2006. A banner and memorabilia from the traveling exhibit, “Our Community at Winchester: An Elm City Story,” which features former IAM Local 609 members
Read moreThe deadline to apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship Award will be here before you know it. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 25, 2015 to be considered. The competition is open each year to eligible IAM members in the United States and Canada and their eligible children entering college or currently enrolled.
Read moreThe IAM applauds the White House recommendation of former IAM General Counsel Allison Beck to serve as the next Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). “Allison Beck’s career is second-to-none when it comes to handling arbitrations, mediations and contract negotiations,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “She represented and fought for IAM
Read moreIAM Local 1403 members Mike Wells and Gerry Uffelman man the picket line at Precision Custom Parts in York, PA, where IAM members have been on strike since September 2, 2014. Entering their third week on the picket lines, more than 100 members of IAM Local 1403 are holding the line at York, PA-based Precision
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