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  • Midwest February 4, 2016

    Indiana Local 1227 Members Attend Negotiation Prep at WWW

    IAM Local 1227/District 90 Bargaining Committee members completed the Negotiation Prep class at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, prior to entering contract talks with Regal-Beloit. Front row from left: William (Joey) Jessen and Gary Howard. Back row from left: IAM District 90 Directing Business Rep. Tony Wickersham, Scott Jessen

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  • Midwest January 26, 2016

    St. Louis Local 387 Members Ratify GKN Contract

    More than 500 members of St. Louis IAM Local 387 ratified a tentative agreement with GKN Aerospace by a majority vote. More than 500 members of IAM Local 387 have ratified a tentative agreement with GKN Aerospace in St. Louis. Click here to view a slideshow of the vote. After five weeks of negotiations, the

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  • Midwest January 26, 2016

    IAM Midwest Territory Mourns Retired District 10 DBR ‘Dick’ Presser

    The IAM Midwest Territory mourns the death of retired District 10 Directing Business Representative Richard “Dick” Presser. Presser passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the age of 86. Dick joined IAM Local 1862 while working at the Ladish Company in Cudahy, WI, shortly after high school in 1947. He left for a six-year stint

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  • Midwest January 14, 2016

    Murch, Egwuekwe-Smith Appointed to Midwest Territory Staff

    IAM General Vice President Philip J. Gruber (right) swears in the newest staff to the IAM Midwest Territory: Communications Representative LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith (left) and Educator Kevin Murch (center). IAM International President Bob Martinez announced the appointment of two new staff members to the IAM Midwest Territory. Former IAM District 5 Directing Business Representative Kevin Murch

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  • Midwest December 15, 2015

    Hillary Clinton Pledges Labor Support, Touts Economic Agenda

    Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to hundreds of union members at a Sheet Metal Workers training facility in St. Louis. If you want to rebuild the American middle class – support the American labor movement, said honorary IAM member and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to a roaring crowd of union

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