May 2018 – Page 5 – IAM Lodge 126

Strike Line Cape Canaveral, FL The first day of a strike always garners a lot of attention; from the media, the community and even union members. But it’s the second day that separates the real heroes. Day two makes it clear who is willing to talk about change and who is willing to fight for it.

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Machinists Take Over Capitol Hill

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

IAM members from across the country are joining together in Washington, DC this week to meet legislators and advocate for working people. “Our message for every elected official is simple: represent the people who make this country move,” IAM International President Bob Martinez said as a part of his opening remarks for the 2018 Legislative

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IAM Local Lodge 1751 Ranks Grow with Swissport Workers

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

Once again, Swissport workers at Montréal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport have turned to the IAM for union representation. “We organized 250 Swissport ground handlers, ground mechanics, storekeepers, operations officers, and communications coordinator in March,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative Michel Richer. This group wanted the same benefits as their co-workers, that being better working

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IAM Celebrates 130 Years!

IAM Journal – Winter 2017-2018

IAM Journal / Jeff Adair

I’ve been listening closely as many of you share ideas on how to move our union in a new and better direction. I want you to know that this union has your back and we are taking action. Our union is growing stronger, bolder and more united. You are standing up to companies that slash

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Plenty at Stake for ULA Machinists

iMail, News, Southern / Jeff Adair

There’s a lot at stake right now. And the nearly 600 IAM Members who work at United Launch Alliance are acutely aware of that fact as Sunday, May 6, 2018, draws near. That’s the day Machinists members in all three locations, Decatur, AL, Vandenburg AFB and Cape Canaveral, Florida, will cast their vote to either

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Martinez Leading Manufacturing Committee on Future of Work

iMail, News / Jeff Adair

IAM International President Bob Martinez is heading a new initiative aimed at ensuring manufacturing workers are treated with justice and dignity in the face of technological change. Martinez is the chair of the AFL-CIO manufacturing subcommittee on the Future of Work and Unions. “Our key task as a commission is to review the challenges workers

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Iowa Local 1010 Machinists Fight Siemens Plant Closing

iMail, Midwest, News / Jeff Adair

Nearly 60 IAM Local 1010 Members are reeling after Siemens officials suddenly announced the closure of its historic plant in the small community of Burlington, Iowa. Siemens officials met with members of IAM Local 1010 at the facility dropping the bombshell announcement early last week. The news comes on the heels of two previous Siemens

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New York Congressional Delegation Join IAM in Urging Siemens to Keep Wellsville Plant Open

Eastern, iMail, News / Jeff Adair

Members of Congress from New York are fighting to reverse a decision by Siemens to close their Wellsville Dresser-Rand facility. The Machinists Union represents 250 workers at the plant and were recently informed by Siemens about the impending sale and closure of the historic Dresser-Rand plant in Wellsville. The IAM has represented workers at the

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