More than five million Native Americans call the United States home, but they are often overlooked. Council FIRE, founded by an IAM member, is an advocacy group conceived to change that. WATCH: Leave No One Behind “Every union in here has Native […]
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The United States is home to nearly 5 million Native Americans, and yet, often this group is overlooked. Council Fire, an advocacy group promoting the rights of Native Americans, is looking to change that. The post Leave No One Behind appeared first on IAMAW.
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IAM Local 700 members in Middletown and IAM Local 1746 in East Hartford, CT voted overwhelmingly to accept a new 5.5 year contract with Pratt & Whitney. The agreement, passed by a vote of 1,691 to 385 on Sunday, gives the 2,600 IAM members annual raises of 2.5 percent as well as $6,500 in bonuses.
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Mary Bay, pictured, and her husband Retired Midwest Territory General Vice President Alex Bay were arrested last week during a “Fight For $15” protest in Kansas City. Retirement is widely imagined to be a time of rest, relaxation with travel, hobbies and grandchildren expected to take up many of the hours previously spent on careers,
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The IAM and a coalition of union and retiree groups stand adamantly against legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that would make it even easier for multiemployer pension plans to cut benefits. Click here to read a joint statement in opposition to consideration of so-called “composite” pension legislation. The proposed legislation would allow multiemployer
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Instead of struggling to decide what to buy for someone you love this year, why not make a contribution to Guide Dogs of America in their honor? Check out the Guide Dogs of America’s holiday Fund-A-Need campaign and learn how you can show you care by supporting the IAM’s number one charity this holiday season.
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The IAM has great respect for the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces. In a move to support those in our own ranks, the delegates at the 39th IAM Grand Lodge Convention passed a resolution to implement the IAM Veteran Services Program. The mission of the IAM Veteran Services
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The registration deadline for the 2017 Federal Employee Advanced Program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD is December 12, 2016. Click here for the Advanced Program call letter and registration forms. This valuable program for federal employees will be held February 19-24, 2017 and involves training in areas specific to the federal
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Join the IAMAW Midwest Territory for the territory’s first-ever Cornhole Tournament to benefit Guide Dogs of America on Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Joliet, IL. Registration begins at 12 noon. Bags fly at 1:00 pm. The double-elimination tournament includes prizes and raffle tickets. Register by mailing the tournament entry form to IAMAW Midwest Territory, Attn:
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With a contract vote scheduled for this Sunday, December 4, approximately 3,000 Connecticut IAM members at Pratt & Whitney say it’s time they get their fair share from the flourishing jet-engine manufacturer. If the contract is rejected, a strike could begin as early as Monday. “Reports from the shop indicate that members are on the
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