The IAM is saddened to report that the union has lost retired Western Territory General Vice President Justin Ostro, a longtime leader with a great passion for the IAM and working people. Ostro, 94, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Read moreFrank Wilson is a U.S. Navy Veteran, 18-year shop steward, and trustee of IAM Local 1005 in District W24. He works for the City of Portland, OR as a vehicle and equipment mechanic and is very passionate about helping U.S. military veterans struggling with mental health. Wilson is one of three local delegates from the
Read moreFrank Wilson is a U.S. Navy Veteran, 18-year shop steward, and trustee of IAM Local 1005 in District W24. He works for the City of Portland, OR as a vehicle and equipment mechanic and is very passionate about helping U.S. military veterans struggling with mental health Wilson is one of three local delegates on the
Read moreToday’s labor movement doesn’t look like it did in the past, and that’s a good thing. In the IAM’s Western Territory, that was by design when IAM General Vice President Gary R. Allen introduced the GPS plan which became their roadmap for future organizing.
Read moreSAN DIEGO, June 3, 2022 – Military Pilot Instructors at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, like the ones in the new Top Gun film, have voted to go on strike, beginning Friday, June 3. The employer, Lockheed Martin, has refused to fairly compensate the eight highly accomplished pilots, members of International Association of
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