Members of IAM Local 1000 were locked out of work for 5 months during failed contract negotiations with Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company in Champaign, IL. Members of IAM Local 1000 are back on the job after a five-month lockout with Clifford-Jacobs Forging Company in Champaign, IL. The IAM, which negotiated the deal along with two other
Read moreDo you know where your Oreos come from? The next time you go to buy cookies or other products made by snack-maker Nabisco, check the label. If it’s not made in America, don’t buy it. Save your hard-earned dollars in support of IAM jobs. Support the “Check the Label” campaign. Last summer, Nabisco/Mondelez announced plans
Read moreFormer President Bill Clinton stopped by IAM District 9 in Bridgeton, MO to stump for wife and IAM-endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ahead of the March 15 Missouri primary. Manufacturing is the key to rebuilding the economy. Just ask the Machinists, said former president Bill Clinton during an appearance at IAM District 9 in Bridgeton,
Read moreRetired IAM District 9 Directing Business Representative Tony Rippeto thanks those in attendance of his 35-year career retirement celebration in St. Louis. Hundreds recently gathered at IAM District 9, St. Louis, to celebrate the career and retirement of former Directing Business Representative Tony Rippeto. Rippeto, a 35-year Machinist, officially retired December 31, 2015. “For the
Read moreIAM Automobile Mechanics’ Local 701 Directing Business Representative Sam Cicinelli records a 60-second commercial on the benefits of joining a labor union at Chicago’s WCPT radio station. IAM Automobile Mechanics’ Local 701 is taking labor’s message to the radio with a 60-second commercial on the benefits of joining a labor union. Listen to the commercial
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