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IAM representatives testified at a Field hearing on TPP/Fast track in Richfield, MN. Witnesses testified about the anticipated impact of the TPP as far as we can tell considering the secrecy involved. Congressman Ellison and Congressman Nolan The following remarks are from IAM District Lodge 77 ADBR Rick Ryan. First I want to thank Congressman
Read moreRon Koppes was honored as one of three new inductees into the Dubuque, IA Area Labor Hall of Fame on February 7, 2015. (left to right) DBR John Herrig, Ron Koppes, BR Gary Papenheim Brother Koppes, retired since 2014, joined IAMAW Local lodge 1238 at the age of 24 after he helped organize the shop
Read moreMembers of District 66, Local 21 and Local 1115 teamed up with their employers, WKBT and the local food pantry called WAFER (West Avenue Food Emergency Resource) to distribute more than 250 hats, 350 pairs of mittens, and almost 50 scarves and blankets to those standing in line waiting for assistance during the cold weather
Read moreThe Joint Dakotas State Council of Machinsts was held in Fargo, ND and prominent guest speakers included U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp. The Senator has been a friend of labor in North Dakota, but would not give the delegates in attendance a solid comittment to vote against the Trans-Pcific Partnership or TPP. The potential trade deal
Read moreCaterpillar announced that it will decide by March of 2015 whether they will move two production lines from Joliet, IL to Monterrey, Mexico. The job cutting plan will affect 230 members of IAM Local 851 in Channahon, IL. “The two production lines they’re looking at are probably 75 percent of what the plant is producing,”
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