Members of Chicago IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 were recently honored for their “courage, dedication, unity and solidarity” during a seven-week strike last year that ended with industry-leading increases in mechanic wages, benefits and working conditions. Chicago’s DePaul University Labor Education Center presented the more than 1,900 members with the 2018 Solidarity Award Sunday.
Read moreA labor rally has been planned for Monday, June 25th in support of a group of IAM Local 701 auto mechanics on strike at a Chicago-area car dealership for more than 10 months.
Read moreIAM Mechanics Local 701 hosted another successful year of the 2018 SkillsUSA Automotive Service Technology competition in Springfield, Illinois.
Read moreMembers of IAM Local 1010 have ratified an effects agreement with Siemens Energy, Inc., ahead of the company’s recently-announced plant closing in Burlington, Iowa. The agreement covers how workers will be compensated during and after the shutdown.
Read moreMembers of IAM Local 1956 are doing their part to help the environment and make their city more “green.” Volunteers from the local recently donated their time to help Minnesota’s Prairie Ecology Bus Center (PEBC) in Lakefield, MN, a non-profit environmental education center focused on helping residents of southwest Minnesota understand and appreciate the natural
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