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  • Eastern , iMail , News June 2, 2016

    IAM District 15 Giving a Voice to New York City Uber Drivers

    As the battle over the worker classification of ride-sharing drivers wages around the country, IAM District 15 isn’t waiting to bring justice and benefits to 35,000 New York City Uber drivers. District 15 stepped outside the box to reach a five-year agreement establishing a new affiliated guild to represent the Uber’s New York City drivers.

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  • Eastern , iMail , News May 24, 2016

    Penn Power Diesel Mechanics Prep for Contract Talks at W3

    From left: IAM Local 2058 members Al Norris, Bill Little, Evan Thomas and District 98 Business Representative Robert Orr. The IAM Local 2058 Negotiating Committee, along with District 98 staff members, recently participated in the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Local 2058 represents skilled diesel

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  • Eastern , iMail , News May 12, 2016

    IAM District 15 Announces Groundbreaking Deal with Uber in NYC

    The International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 15 and Uber this week announced an agreement through which IAM will represent all current and future for-hire vehicle drivers using Uber in New York City. Under the five-year agreement, the IAM has formed an affiliate, the Independent Drivers Guild (drivingguild.org), to give the 35,000 drivers using the

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  • Eastern , iMail , News May 5, 2016

    ‘A Labor of Love’: Massachusetts Machinist’s Non-Profit Helps Hundreds of Children

    IAM Local 447 member Ray O’Brien founded Children are Angels from Heaven, a non-profit which collects donations and supplies to help impoverished orphans and children in India. For IAM Local 447 member Ray O’Brien, what started as a simple wish to improve one child’s life has grown into a community effort and a non-profit organization

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  • Eastern , iMail , News April 28, 2016

    Sullivan, Sizemore Join Eastern Territory Staff

    Dave Sullivan Doug Sizemore IAM District 4 Directing Business Representative Dave Sullivan and former Eastern Territory Education Representative Doug Sizemore have been appointed Special Representatives in the IAM’s Eastern Territory. Sullivan, a 28-year IAM member, initially joined the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA) when he began working as a shipbuilder

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