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The IAM mourns the loss of life-long labor activist and retired Midwest Territory Chief of Staff Dean Kocina, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the age of 89.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2020 – Eighty-nine Machinists Union (IAM) Local 1855 members at AstenJohnson in Appleton, Wis. began striking for a fair contract today at 7 a.m. CT. The striking IAM members at AstenJohnson, who produce specialty fabric for the paper industry, are seeking reasonable healthcare expenses and cost sharing. IAM Local 1855 members rejected
Read moreShortly before 2 p.m. on an otherwise normal day on January 18, 2019, Prince Hydraulics corporate executives called IAM Local 1426 (District 6) members into a breakroom. Management read a brief statement informing employees that the plant, which had roots in Sioux City, IA since 1941, would be closing.
Read moreLast week, the Joe Biden for President “Made in America” tour kicked off with a press conference in Burlington, IA, where 92 IAM Local 1010 members who worked at the former Siemens plant lost their jobs to India and Europe in 2018.
Read morePresidential candidate Joe Biden paid special visits to union members in Minnesota and Wisconsin as he makes his way across the U.S. on his road to the White House. The former vice president toured the Carpenters Training Institute in Duluth, Minn. Friday, where he pledged his support of working and middle-class families.
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