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• Lodge President Steps Down After Record 40 Years January 22, 2015
  When the gavel comes down to open the January 2015 meeting of Rolls Royce office employees IAM Local Lodge 2468, it will mark the end of an era. For the first time in 40 years, Lee Cappadocia will not be chairing the meeting as president. His last official day in office was January 20, 2015. […]
• 'Middle Class Economics' Take Center Stage in Obama's State of the Union January 22, 2015
  President Obama proposed a "middle class economics" agenda in his State of the Union speech which included child care tax credits, paid sick leave, a raise in the minimum wage and free community college. President Obama on Tuesday night delivered a State of the Union address full of advocacy for working families, including fighting inequality, […]
• IAM Members Reflect, Give Back on MLK Day January 22, 2015
  IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steve Cooper gives a speech on mass employment vs. mass incarceration at the 2015 AFL-CIO Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta. IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steve Cooper gives a speech on mass employment vs. mass incarceration at the 2015 AFL-CIO Martin Luther […]
• SC Gov. Haley Attacks Workers in State Address January 22, 2015
  Anti-union South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley used a significant portion of her annual State of the State address Wednesday night to attack workers trying to organize with the IAM at Boeing's North Charleston, SC plant. Haley, as she has numerous times as governor, showed no respect for the federally-protected rights of workers in her […]
• Join 'Say No to Fast Track' Call-in Today Jan. 21 January 21, 2015
  Last night in his State of the Union address, President Obama told Americans that "we should write [the] rules" for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Today is your chance. Add your voice to the many thousands to tell Congress "Say No to Fast Track" today in a national call-in event. Use the AFL-CIO's toll-free hotline, 1-855-712-8441, […]
• Delta Flight Attendant Addresses AFL-CIO's 2015 MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference January 20, 2015
  Atlanta-based Delta Flight Attendant Spencer Hayes brought the crowd to its feet at the AFL-CIO's 2015 MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta as he passionately spoke about the Delta Flight Attendants' historic movement to attain collective bargaining rights at Delta Air Lines. At the AFL-CIO's annual event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s labor […]
• What to Listen For in Obama's State of the Union Address January 20, 2015
  Working Americans will be listening closely as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET. They are looking for the President to outline a concrete plan to raise stagnating wages, defend their right to collectively bargain, protect U.S. jobs from reckless trade deals, and more. The past year […]
• Join 'Say No to Fast Track' Call-in Day Jan. 21 January 20, 2015
  Add your voice to the many thousands to tell Congress "Say No to Fast Track" on Wednesday, January 21 in a national call-in event. Use the AFLCIO's toll-free hotline, 1-855-712-8441, to get connected to your Representative. Tell your Representative to vote "No" on Fast Track Trade Authority because Fast Track will allow more of the […]
• IAM Members, College Students: Apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship January 20, 2015
  The deadline to apply for a 2015 IAM Scholarship Award will be here before you know it. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 25, 2015 to be considered. The competition is open each year to eligible IAM members in the United States and Canada and eligible children in their last year of high […]
• APRI Targets Trans-Pacific Partnership and Fast Track Trade Authority January 20, 2015
  Members of the APRI Executive Board took a strong stand against unfair and secretly-negotiated trade deals during the AFL-CIO MLK Birthday commemoration events in Atlanta. From bottom, APRI President Clayola Brown, AFT Secretary-Treasurer Dr. Lorretta Johnson, Fred Redmond, Richard Womack, Jr., J. David Cox, Mike Payne, Fred D. Mason, Jr., Andre Washington, IAM General Vice […]