IAM 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 Thanks to their overwhelming show of opposition, the proposal was withdrawn “until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 morePresident Obama will put forth a budget on Monday that calls for an end to the forced defense and domestic spending cuts known as sequestration, according to multiple media reports. “The President will propose to end the across-the-board sequester cuts that threaten our economy and our military,” a White House official told The Huffington Post.
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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