Respect and equality are two values members of IAM District 947 in California want in a first contract with CARECEN. So, they took the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committee class at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. The post Negotiating For Respect appeared first on IAMAW.
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Recent nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court have given it an anti-labor ideological leaning. Some legal observers are concerned that the Supreme Court may soon re-embody what scholars call the Lochner Era, a time from 1897 to 1937, when the Court was openly hostile to the vital needs of American workers. Â The post The
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The International Association of Machinists (IAM) quickly responded to the disaster scene caused by Hurricane Florence, a massive storm that’s devastated the lives of hundreds of Machinist members in North Carolina.  The post IAM Lends Helping Hand to Hurricane Victims appeared first on IAMAW.
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The Machinists Union recently welcomed more than 2,400 new members, as Local Lodge 1231 was chartered to represent Personal Service Workers in the Toronto area. A group of new leaders took part in the Leadership I program at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The post A New Local Lodge and New
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The IAM is organizing thousands of loyal hardworking employees at Delta Airlines. Organizers recently held a successful union drive outside company headquarters in Atlanta. Â The post Fighting for Democracy at Delta! appeared first on IAMAW.
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Machinists Union members who attended the convention of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) gave back to the community in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They cleaned and painted a school that will be used for a women’s shelter, Casa Rosanna. The post Service To The Community: Puerto Rico appeared first on IAMAW.
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Filipe De La Cruz, a police officer at Camp Pendleton and a loyal IAM-NFFE member, was at the Winpisinger Center Training Center in Maryland. He gave the Machinist Union’s communications department an update about a heavily publicized accounting error by the U.S. government that devastated his local lodge. Civilian police officers at the Marine installation
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On August 21, 2018 the IAM held a ceremony at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to initiate new members and to charter the newly formed Local Lodge 1231. The lodge represents approximately 2,400 home healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada. The post IAM Charters New Canadian Local Lodge 1231 appeared first on IAMAW.
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As the White House wages war against unionized federal workers, NFFE-IAM members are fighting back by sharing their stories about labor’s pride, power and patriotism. In part one of an on-going series we meet Carline Eliezer, a NFFE-IAM member from New Jersey who works at the Veterans Administration. The post Federal Workers Speak: Carline Eliezer
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement’s (LCLAA) 22nd National Membership Convention took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where union members showed solidarity and commitment to the island, nearly one year after Hurricane Maria. The AFL-CIO constituency group elected a new President, the first woman and immigrant to hold the position. Machinists Union members
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