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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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  • Midwest April 28, 2016

    IAM Wisconsin Local 1260 Celebrates 50-Year Members

    IAM Local 1260 of New Holstein, WI, honored 85 men and women celebrating more than 50 years as members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Twenty-six members were in attendance. IAM Local 1260 of New Holstein, WI, honored 85 men and women celebrating more than 50 years as members of the International

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  • Midwest April 26, 2016

    Indiana IAM Local 153 Prepares for Grote Negotiations at WWW

    Members of the IAM Local 153 Bargaining Committee take part in a bargaining simulation with William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Director Chris Wagoner, right, playing the role of the company. The exercise – the highlight of WWW’s Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees Program – is designed to give bargaining committees a realistic taste of the frequently-intense

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