Media Contact: LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith (815) 404-1710 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN, June 4, 2020 – The Minnesota State Council of Machinists today called for the immediate resignation of President of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Bob Kroll, in the wake of the officer-involved death of George Floyd.
Read moreMembers of Chicago IAM Local 701 who save lives everyday by producing police, fire and tornado sirens around the world, are taking their essential jobs one step further to aid in the COVID-19 crisis. The tool and die makers at Federal Signal in University Park, IL have so far produced more than 10k face shields
Read moreIAM Local 1010 members at the DuPont plant in Ft. Madison, Iowa are doing their part to keep fellow workers and their community safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The members, who make textile and printing ink, are producing hand sanitizer.
Read moreIAM Local 1406 member Trevar Smedal was one of four union members who took part in “The Call to Unite,” a 24-hour star-studded live stream created by former television host Oprah Winfrey and disability rights activist Tim Shriver to unite the country in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read moreA group of nearly 170 IKEA warehouse workers in Joliet and Minooka, IL have ratified their first contract with IAM Local 701.
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