IAM Local 623 members are receiving an outpouring of support after management at Electrolux, a Sweden-based freezer and refrigerator manufacturer, announced the closing of its St. Cloud, Minn., plant. More than 900 IAM members will have their jobs terminated by 2020 if the company goes through with the closing.
Read moreYou make your union proud and we have your back, said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Phil Gruber during a recent visit with IAM Local 701 auto mechanics on strike in Libertyville, IL.
Read moreThe IAM Midwest Territory’s 2018 Cornhole Tournament raised $4.8k for Guide Dogs of America (GDA). Over a hundred people, including 30 teams, from across the Midwest Territory and Chicagoland area took part in the event.
Read moreThe Machinists Union continues to sound the alarm about corporate management decisions to close IAM plants in Minnesota and Missouri. The announcements, both on Jan. 30, affect approximately 1,500 IAM families.
Read moreMembers of Congress from Minnesota are digging deeper into a decision by Electrolux management to close a freezer and refrigerator plant that employs approximately 900 people in the St. Cloud, Minn., area. The Machinists Union represents workers at the plant, which is scheduled to close by the end of 2019.
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