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Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 Executive Liaison and Political Director Virginia Olsen delivered powerful testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative, urging federal officials to address long-standing inequities in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that disadvantage Maine’s lobstermen and threaten the livelihoods of their coastal communities. Olsen highlighted the daily challenges created by unequal rules and uneven
Read moreBATH, Maine, Nov. 26, 2025 — IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local S6 members at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) recently held a gathering to honor the life of Amber Czech, a 20-year-old welder and educator whose life was tragically cut short by a coworker’s violence on Nov. 11, 2025, in Cokato, Minn. Czech, known
Read moreTOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 7, 2025 – After 11 weeks on strike to protest the company’s unfair labor practices, members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1297 (District 54) at Libbey Glass in Toledo voted on Friday, Nov. 7 to ratify a union-proposed agreement aimed at ending the work stoppage that began on
Read moreProudly known as America’s “Glass City,” Toledo’s legacy has always been shaped by the skill, pride, and solidarity of its working people. Today, IAM Local 1297 (District 54) members at Libbey Glass are carrying that legacy forward — standing together for fairness, respect, and a strong future for their families and community. Since Aug. 23,
Read moreThis article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representatives Angela Colaizzi. Well before contract talks for Connecticut Locals 700 and 1746 (District 26) began with Pratt & Whitney, IAM Union members were building solidarity for what they anticipated would be a showdown. Members at the company’s Middletown
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