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Shortly 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.
Read moreLabor Day, by definition, is a day to honor members of the American Labor Movement. A day to recognize the vocations and contributions of the men and women who toil day-in and day-out to keep our country’s engine running. In the wake of a pandemic none of us thought we’d still be enduring by what
Read moreThe IAM celebrated the 70th anniversary of its “Boomer Jones” radio show from 1950, by airing and streaming nationwide an encore performance on WCPT 820 in Chicago on Sunday.
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