The IAM members and other unions of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) lobbied Parliament to stop Bill C-27, an attack on defined benefit pension plans. From left: CLC President Hassan Yussef; IAM Canadian Vice President Stan Pickthall; Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu; and Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists President […]
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With the Senate poised to vote Friday on the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to become Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, now is the time to make your voice heard. Call the Senate switchboard at 202-224-3120 and demand to speak with your Senators and tell them to oppose Price’s confirmation as HHS
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It’s a win for the Southern Territory as 50 new employees at Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida just became our newest IAM Brothers and Sisters. IAMAW’s Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin was pleased to make this announcement as it punctuates the importance of having a voice in the workplace. “I am
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The ink was barely dry on Missouri’s new “right-to-work” law when working people struck back by filing a referendum petition to freeze the law and put it on the ballot in 2018. The law forces unions to give a “free ride” by allowing people to opt out of paying union dues while still receiving representation
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Workers at the Boeing South Carolina 787 assembly plants looking for respect on the job are battling a major anti-union campaign filled with lies and misrepresentation by management. Workers and their families are facing a barrage of television and radio ads urging them against joining the IAM. Voice your support on the Boeing Workers at
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Janet Andrews of IAM Local 764 has been elected as the Secretary-Treasurer of the New Westminster and District Labour Council (NWDLC), effective February 22, 2017. This marks the first time an IAM member has been elected to a full-time position with the council. Andrews joined the IAM in 1998 as a Customer Service Agent with
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The deadline to register for the IAM Retirees’ Assistance Program is February 19, 2017. The Retirees’ Department is convening the program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD April 23-28, 2017. Download the call letter and registration forms in English or French. The program is designed to educate participants on
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If this week’s introduction of national “right-to-work” by U.S. Reps. Steve King (R-IA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) has left you a little disheartened and feeling betrayed, you are not alone. Workers around the country are taken aback by an effort to weaken the one constant group that protects workers’ rights. Call 202-224-3121 and tell your
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In a perfect example of why an IAM contract is so valuable, approximately 450 IAM Local 21 production and maintenance workers at Trane USA Inc. in LaCrosse, Wisconsin have won a grievance against the company’s unfair attendance policy. At issue, was how the company was scheduling weekend overtime. Trane was requiring workers to work weekend
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Evandale, Ohio IAM Local 912 Retirees John Hill and Gary Chase attend a meeting to get informed on the starting of a new Retirees Committee. Nearly 50 retirees of Local 912 met at a luncheon last week in Evandale, OH to explore the formation of a new Retirees Committee. Local 912 president Eric Kratzer kicked
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