In today’s difficult political landscape the Spanish Leadership classes are more important than ever before. Today, more than ever, diversity has become the key to maintaining what we have with a vision set on growth, this can only happen with a robust lodge filled with dedicated and educated members. The last Spanish class this year, […]
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En este difícil panorama político actual, las clases de Liderazgo en español son más importantes que nunca. Hoy, más que nunca, la diversidad se ha convertido en la clave para mantener lo que tenemos, una visión puesta en el crecimiento solo puede suceder con una logia sólido llena de miembros dedicados y educados. La última
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More than 300 delegates were on hand as the 2018 IAM Aerospace Conference opened Tuesday in Fort Worth, TX, the hometown of the conference’s chair IAM International President Bob Martinez. “This Aerospace Conference comes at a pivotal time in our union’s history,” said Martinez. “And you are the people who make aerospace one of the
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Today we mark the 17th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, when 2,977 innocent people lost their lives as four commercial aircraft were hijacked and used as weapons. At the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and in a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania unimaginable events unfolded to
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It was the perfect stage at the Aerospace Conference for IAM’s Southern Territory General Vice President Mark A. Blondin to recognize the hard work of a few leaders from District 70 in Wichita, KS. After weeks of diligent work, Business Representative Tyson Kelly and ADBR Gerald Hill are proud to say that the strike at
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IAM International President Bob Martinez announced, effective October 1, 2018, Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin will become General Vice President of the newly formed Aerospace Department. Headquarters General Vice President Rickey Wallace will take over as General Vice President of the Southern Territory and General Vice President Brian Bryant will assume the position
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The 2019 IAM Scholarship Competition is now accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada under procedures and rules of eligibility explained in this announcement. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make possible these awards, was established by the delegates of
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The Machinists Union sent a letter to every U.S. Senator urging them to oppose the confirmation of D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee is currently holding a hearing on Kavanaugh’s nomination to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Call your senator now and urge them
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On August 13th, mechanics and technicians who maintain the U.S. Navy P-3 Orion planes at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island overwhelmingly ratified a first collective bargaining agreement. The workers there had voted to join District 751 on July 10. Member Steve Jolly looked pleased as he cast his ballot that secured a first contract for
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IAM CREST’s Youth Transition to Work Program received another year of grant funding starting September 1, 2018. The nearly $230,000 grant is from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Since October 2009, IAM CREST and District 15 have worked together on the program, which is designed to help students make a successful transition
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