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IAM 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)
Read moreOhio 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
Read moreNew 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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