125 IAM Local 761 (District 65) members from the New York Air Brake plant in Watertown, NY recently ratified a closing agreement, with members receiving an enhanced severance package based on years of service along with extended medical coverage for three to six months.
Read moreApproximately 280 IAM Local 588 (District 65) members from Garlock Sealing Technologies in Palmyra, NY ratified a new four-year contract today, ending a three-day strike.
Read moreCristino Vilorio, New Jersey State Council of Machinists President, last week represented the IAM at President Biden’s Build Back Better event in New Jersey, which focused on the status of the Infrastructure and the Reconciliation Bill and how it will create thousands of union jobs in New Jersey and across the nation.
Read moreApproximately 280 IAM Local 588 (District 65) members from Garlock Sealing Technologies in Palmyra, NY went on strike Monday, November 1 after voting against ratifying a four-year contract. Members, who are now on the picket line outside Garlock’s entrances, voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s offer and go on strike.
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