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Former Henrietta, NY IAM Local 2312 President Pete Thomas will be retiring with a union pension when Getinge outsources its factory jobs to Poland, but he sees his younger coworkers scrambling to find decent jobs as a result. A recent editorial about her father by Maria Thomas-Fisher in the (Rochester, NY) Democrat & Chronicle provides
Read moreOn Capitol Hill, IAM General Vice President Jim Conigliaro pledged the IAM’s ongoing support to pass the Keep Our Pensions Promises Act (S.1631), a bill that would protect the pensions of current retirees. IAM General Vice President Jim Conigliaro, along with many members of Congress and labor and community leaders, spoke on the steps of
Read moreIAM Local 1943 President and Directing Business Representative Neil Douglas testifies at a U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on overcapacity in the steel industry and the effect foreign steel dumping has on American steel industry workers. Unfair trade practices that allow cheap foreign steel to flood U.S. markets are having a devastating effect on U.S.
Read moreThe IAM Local 1529 Negotiating Committee recently completed the Negotiation Preparation Program at the Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. First row from left: Committee member Toni Shelton. Second row: Local 1529 Vice President Randall Birdsall and Committee member Chris Cornish. Third Row: Committee members Richard Rock, Jr., Larry Clark, Ricky Tweedie and District 15 Business
Read moreJosh Hartford IAM District 19 Employee Assistance Program Director Josh Hartford is joining two other Maine IAM members in running for a seat in the Maine State Legislature. Hartford is employed by Pan Am Railways and serves as the Local Chairman of IAM Local 409 in Belgrade, ME. Hartford accompanies IAM Maine Lobstering Union (IMLU)
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