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  • Eastern , iMail , News February 16, 2016

    First Woman, African American Appointed to Ohio Machinists Board

    Ohio State Council of Machinists (OSCM) President T. Dean Wright, left, swears in new council members Mary Ellen Napier, center, and Phil Baker, right. Napier became the first woman to serve on the board, while Baker became the first African American. IAM Local 1471 Secretary-Treasurer Mary Ellen Napier has become the first woman to serve

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  • Eastern , iMail , News February 4, 2016

    IAM District 15 Answering NYC Uber Drivers’ Call for Dignity

    New York City Uber drivers are taking their fight for dignity to the one place they know they can find help – the union. In the mid-90s, when New York City Black Car drivers – deemed “independent contractors” and thus not eligible for traditional employee protections – were looking for a voice on the job,

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