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On August 30, 2020, the IAM lost one of their soldiers when retired Grand Lodge Representative and Educator Dennis W. Strahan passed away after a valiant fight with cancer at the age of 76.
Read moreThe IAM Local 774 (District 70) Negotiating Committee representing more than 2,500 members officially opened negotiations with Textron Aviation in Wichita, KS this week. In June the membership rejected an offer from the company to open negotiations early. The current contract expires September 20, 2020.
Read moreDespite COVID-19 and logistics associated with the pandemic, the IAM Organizing Department has won a campaign for 47 medical professionals at the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Monroe, LA. The group includes doctors, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, physical therapists, lab technicians, social workers, and dieticians, who now look forward to the benefits and security of a union contract.
Read moreIAM District 37 President Byron Williams headlined an Organized Labor for Black Lives Matter rally in Huntsville, AL on Saturday, June 20. The rally was hosted by the North Alabama Labor Council. Williams, a long-time IAM labor leader in Texas, is the first Black president of the Texas State Council of Machinists.
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