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Negotiating committee members from IAM Local 2171 recently completed a Negotiation Preparation Field Program in Johnstown, PA. The committee is scheduled to enter contract talks with Lockheed Martin in July. District 98 Business Representative Mike Wentzel and Winpisinger Education and Technology Center Instructor Jon Irvine led the four-day training that gave the bargaining committee the
Read moreThe Maine Lobstermen are in the fight of their lives due to new rules and regulations. To combat this, they are asking for our assistance by purchasing a “Maine Legacy Box.” Lobster 207 buys lobster in a “Boat Run,” meaning each box contains a mixture of different-sized lobsters. “You buy them the way we buy them,”
Read moreWomen from IAM District 26 and retired Eastern Territory Education Representative Donna Perinetti donated their time and efforts on International Women’s Day by participating in the “Light for Ukraine” project, a Ukrainians Abroad initiative to aid the suffering soldiers and citizens of Ukraine. IAM Sisters across the district collected and sent goods, including flashlights, batteries,
Read moreThe Michigan State House and Senate have recently approved bills repealing the state’s 2012 right-to-work-for-less law for private sector workers. The bill removes language allowing employees at unionized workplaces not to pay any fees or dues to the union, thereby weakening unions and members’ bargaining power. “Right-to-work-for-laws sabotage workers’ rights, voice, and principles,” said IAM
Read moreFor generations of families along the coast of Maine, lobstering is a way of life – it’s something they are born into – and how these coastal communities survive. But harmful new regulations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could wipe away a legacy of tradition and have a negative economic impact across
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