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  • Midwest May 24, 2016

    Kansas City Syncreon Workers Join IAM, Ratify First Contract

    In less than three weeks, IAM Local 176 Negotiating Committee members and Stewards, pictured left to right, Kevin Ewing and Sandra Edmonds, IAM Local 778 Directing Business Representative Joe Capra and their team successfully negotiated a first contract for new IAM members at Syncreon.US in Kansas City, MO. About 145 workers of Syncreon.US, a subcontractor

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  • Midwest May 16, 2016

    IAM Local 701 Master Auto Technicians to Compete in S. Korea, Japan

    IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 members Greg Dubs, left, and Dan Gleason will be traveling to South Korea and Japan to represent the United States and North America in global Master Technician competitions for Kia and Mazda. Two IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 members will be traveling to South Korea and Japan to represent the

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  • Midwest May 12, 2016

    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup “Tribute to Labor” Event

    The Machinist Union has reserved grouped seating for IAM members. To purchase tickets within the IAM block, you must call (815) 722-5500. IAM group tickets cannot by purchased online. Let them know you are an IAM member. Then give them the code “CLSUNION16” and your local lodge number. Tickets can be purchased Monday through Friday

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  • Midwest May 2, 2016

    Chicago Suburb Becomes Newest Front in ‘Right to Work’ Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent split decision on the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case may have halted anti-union groups’ plans to gut unions at the federal level, but similar “right-to-work” efforts and litigation continue to gestate at the state and – more specifically – local levels. In Illinois for instance, the village board of

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  • Midwest May 1, 2016

    St. Paul Auto Techs Ink New 3-Year Deal with Auto Dealers

    Nearly 600 auto mechanics, parts persons and service support personnel of IAM Local 737/District 77 have ratified a tentative agreement with the St. Paul Auto Dealers Association in Minnesota. After five weeks of negotiations, the Local 737 Bargaining Committee unanimously recommended ratification of the new three-year agreement, which includes across the board two percent general

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