February 2017 – Page 3 – IAM Lodge 126

Boeing Workers in South Carolina Opt Against Union Representation

Hourly production workers at Boeing’s South Carolina operations have voted not to join the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the present time. “We’re disappointed the workers at Boeing South Carolina will not yet have the opportunity to see all the benefits that come with union representation,” said IAM lead organizer Mike […]

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IL Sen. Dick Durbin on Benefits of IAM Local 701 Apprenticeship Program: ‘No Brainer’

iMail, Midwest, News / Jeff Adair

Lead Instructor Louie Longhi, left, leads U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), center, and Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton (D), right, on a tour of IAM Local 701’s Apprenticeship Training Center. Encouraging more workers and high school students to enroll in IAM Automobile Mechanics’ Local 701’s apprenticeship and training program is a “no brainer,” said U.S.

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Ohio Local Marks 65 Years with Style

Eastern, iMail, News / Jeff Adair

Evandale, OH IAM Local 912 recently marked its 65th anniversary as an IAM Local Lodge. The members of Local 912, chartered on January 24, 1952, are employed at the historic General Electric Aviation plant located just outside of Cincinnati. The historic plant formally opened in 1949 as a necessity to keep up with military demand.

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Spanish Leadership I Coming Up In March

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

With today’s political environment the Spanish Leadership classes are more important than ever before. We need to educate our members so that they can become more active in their locals and communities throughout the IAM and the labor movement. The Spanish Leadership classes at W3 provide the tools necessary for grassroots activists to promote and

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Se Aproxima la Clase de Liderazgo en Español I

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

Con el entorno político actual las clases en español son más importantes que nunca. Necesitamos educar a nuestros miembros para que puedan ser más activos en sus logias y comunidades en toda la IAM y el movimiento laboral. Las clases de liderazgo en español en W3 proporcionan las herramientas necesarias para que los activistas promuevan

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Boeing Workers in South Carolina Opt Against Union Representation

News, Press releases / Jeff Adair

North Charleston, S.C., February 15, 2017 – Hourly production workers at Boeing’s South Carolina operations have voted not to join the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) at the present time. “We’re disappointed the workers at Boeing South Carolina will not yet have the opportunity to see all the benefits that come with

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South Carolina Boeing Workers Vote Wednesday

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

After weeks of Boeing management scare tactics, intimidation and television and radio propaganda ads, 3,000 workers at the South Carolina 787 assembly plants will have their chance to join the IAM on Wednesday. A “Vote Yes” rally was held yesterday to give supporters a chance to come together and get factual answers to the lies

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Puzder Hearing Thursday: Tell Your Senator to Say No to the Anti-Labor Secretary

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

After multiple delays due to his ethics review, labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder’s confirmation hearing is set for Thursday, February 16. Click here to call or dial 1-866-829-3298 to tell your senator to oppose Andrew Puzder. The fast food CEO has a long history of being no friend of labor: He’s railed against increasing the

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Veterans are Feeling Brunt of Federal Hiring Freeze

iMail, News, Veteran Services / Jeff Adair

The haphazard federal hiring freeze is not only deteriorating the government’s efficiency, but it’s especially ominous for America’s veterans, who are among the group’s most harmed by the policy. Former service members make up 32.5 percent—nearly one-third—of all newly hired veterans. In the Department of Defense, approximately 31 percent of its 690,000 employees are veterans.

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IAM Objects to Voice Calls on Airplanes

iMail, News, Transportation / Jeff Adair

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) submitted comments regarding the DOT’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the “protection of passengers from being unwillingly exposed to inflight voice calls.” The DOT seeks comment on whether to prohibit airlines from allowing passengers to make voice calls from wireless mobile devices on domestic and/or

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