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On Saturday, March 28 2015, Midwest Territory Education Representative Ed Manhart provided Executive Board Training for Local Lodge 126 E-Board members at District 8 in Burr Ridge, IL. The majority of the E-Board attended so they could learn the proper individual roles and procedures for the President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Secretary Treasurer and Trustees. In
Read moreIAM District 9, Local 1745 in Warrenton, MO recently became one of the veterans and social organizations to support the “Tribute to Veterans Memorial” in Warren County. Local 1745 Officers and members present check to help build the veterans memorial. The “Tribute to Veterans” memorial honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice and the families
Read moreThe Wisconsin AFL-CIO, Machinists District 10, Machinists Local 1061 and United Steelworkers District 2 filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Scott Walker’s Right to Work law. “Not only will Right to Work lower wages, weaken safety standards and hurt all Wisconsin families, but we believe this law is unconstitutional,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of
Read moreRight-to-Work has nothing to do with paying union dues, workplace freedom and all the other crap politicians shovel our way. It’s about trying to limit Union’s power. So that is what Republicans did in Wisconsin. They attacked union members and our families. The Wisconsin Senate already passed Right-to-Work and now the Wisconsin State Assembly passed
Read moreCongressman Keith Ellison has been a friend of the Machinists Union and organized labor for some time. He is the co-chair of the Congressional Progessive Caucus and has been a leader against the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the fast track of that trade agreement. This week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus broke through
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