Make this yearâs Independence Day celebration one that supports union workers by shopping Made in America. You can also text: MADE to 235246 on your mobile device to fill your cookout list with products made by union brothers and sisters. If you will be taking a trip or want to find fun activities nearby, the Union […]
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On the wall, just outside classroom A at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center, is the new home of a clock with an important past. Forty years ago the clock was used by John âJackâ Henrion Jr. and other union members in Missouri to soundly defeat proposed so-called right-to-work legislation in the state.
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La fecha lĂmite para el programa de Entrenar-al-Entrenador pronto se acerca el viernes 13 de julio. Esta es la oportunidad perfecta para los hermanos y hermanas que han completado el Liderazgo Avanzado para promover su educaciĂłn y conocimiento. El programa de Entrenar-al-Entrenador es el Ășltimo de la serie de clases de liderazgo ofrecidas en el
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The Friday July 13 deadline for the Spanish Train-the-Trainer program is fast approaching. This is the perfect opportunity for the brothers and sisters who have completed Advanced Leadership to further their education and knowledge. The Train-the-Trainer program is the final in the series of Leadership classes offered at the William W. Winpisinger Center Education and
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A statement from International President Robert Martinez Jr.: âThe Janus decision is just the latest tactic of corporations and wealthy donors who want to take away our freedom at work. The radical right will never defeat a wave of working people joining together for a better life. Union membership is growing and we will continue
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Harley-Davidson is blaming newly-imposed European Union tariffs on U.S.-made motorcycles for the companyâs most recent plans to offshore production. Harley-Davidson already has plants in Brazil and India, and plans to open another this year in Thailand. âHarley workers are left wondering if Harley is still committed to manufacturing in America,â said IAM International President Bob
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2018 has turned out to be a big year for IAM members in the aerospace industry. We have experienced an organizing victory for flight line technicians working at Boeing in South Carolina, a victorious strike at Unite Launch Alliance and a new contract for the Fighting Machinists at Lockheed Martin. Building on this momentum, International
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All it takes is one member to change the lives of many. And thatâs exactly what happened when machinist Alex Martinez of Local 850 in Oklahoma City started talking to others about his IAM contract. âAlex works across the runway at the Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma from the PAE group and started bragging about his
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The IAM, and more specifically, the IAMâs Communications Department suffered a loss this past weekend. Retired Communications Representative Dave Stack passed away at 80 years old. Brother Stack, who retired in 2004, spent 21 years with the IAM. Dave was a newspaper man, a great trade unionist who also had printerâs ink running through his
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is hosting its 22nd National Membership Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Intercontinental Hotel from August 8â11, 2018. IAM International President Bob Martinez proudly serves as a vice president of LCLAA and will be actively involved in this yearâs convention. He is encouraging all good-standing members to attend. âThis yearâs
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