The Workplace Democracy Act would strengthen the middle class by restoring workers’ rights to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. Declining unionization has fueled rising inequality and corporate profits are at an all-time high, while wages as a percentage of the economy are near an all-time low. The middle class is disappearing, and […]
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After an eight-month legal battle, 100 welders at Precision Castparts in Portland, OR got one step closer to having union representation when they were on the winning end of a recent decision under the NLRA. In September 2017, the group voted to join the IAM, but the company disputed their ability to do so. The
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You didn’t have to twist anyone’s arm in the Southern Territory to get them to come out for the second annual GVP Mark A. Blondin Path to Freedom Car Show, Fun Run and BBQ Cook-Off held recently at IAM District Lodge 776 in Fort Worth, TX. 05_15_2018_11_Path to freedom 05_15_2018_10_Path to freedom 05_15_2018_9_Path to freedom
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If you weren’t able to watch our special edition live webcast of Activate L!VE from the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center, you can watch it now or anytime. See it on: Facebook YouTube Twitter Activate L!VE regularly webcasts each Wednesday at 3 p.m. Eastern and can be seen on all three of the
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She looks really good for 98 years old! That’s how many years IAMAW Local Lodge 192 in Pensacola, FL has as of May 14, 2018. With a charter drafted on April 5, 1920 and signed in May of that same year, this is one of the oldest local lodges in the Machinists Union. “For nearly
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Calling all Local and District communicators who produce newsletters and build/maintain websites. The deadline is drawing near to submit for the 2017 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. Get information and enter today. Entry forms must be received by the new deadline of June 15, 2018. This is a great opportunity for your hard work to
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There’s still time to show your talent and feature your lodge members in the next IAM Calendar. Enter the 2018 IAM Photography Contest. The entry deadline has been extended to June 15, 2018. Click here for rules and details in English and French. Winning entries receive cash prizes and will appear in the 2019 IAM Calendar.
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Dear Members, Family and Friends, I feel a renewed sense of purpose spreading across our union. We are joining together and standing strong; pushing back and demanding the respect our families deserve. The “fight” is back in the Fighting Machinists—and this is only the start. While we look to the future, it is also important
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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Machinists Union members facing plant closures and layoffs after the broken promises of the #GOPTaxScam. “Workers across the nation are paying the price for the Republicans’ tax scam dishonesty. The GOP
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Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. joined the Senate and House sponsors of the Workplace Democracy Act at a Capitol Hill press conference. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) and introduced the Workplace Democracy Act legislation, a bill that would strengthen the middle class by restoring workers’ rights to bargain
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