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• Southern Territory General Vice President Mark A. Blondin Stands with Machinists on Strike at Wyman-Gordon August 21, 2017
  August 21, 2017 – After weeks of negotiations, 271 Machinist members employed by Wyman-Gordon in Houston, TX began a strike calling for a fair and equitable contract from the company. The strike commenced at 12:00 a.m. on August 21, 2017. “We stand in full support of our Machinist Brothers and Sisters as they have made […]
• TCU Local 2500 Members Stand with IAM Local 701 on the Picket Line August 19, 2017
  More than 1,700 IAM-represented auto mechanics from across the Chicago area walked off the job at the stroke of midnight August 1st, after a group of more than 130 Chicago dealerships refused to pay the workers a fair wage and provide them a fair work schedule. Members of IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701, based in […]
• Rail customers argue for investigation of CSX service issues August 18, 2017
    On Monday, a letter from the Rail Customer Coalition – a large group of shippers and various trade groups – was sent to the leaders of the Senate Commerce and House Transportation & Infrastructure committees regarding the poor service provided by CSX in recent months. Notably, these last few months have been the first […]
• IAM District 77 Hosts Annual GDA Bike Run and Golf Tournament August 18, 2017
  IAM District 77, Vadnais Heights, MN, recently hosted two important annual events to benefit Guide Dogs of America (GDA). The first, the IAM District 77 28th Annual “Hawgs for Dogs” Charity Motorcycle Run, burned more than 200 miles as approximately 20 drivers and 35 participants took to the open roads. The event raised about $12k […]
• Y-Tech Comes Home August 18, 2017
  In the world of Marketing, it’s about bringing people into a like-minded community. The Army wants you to “Be all that you can be” with them. L’Oreal tells us “Because we are worth it” you should buy their products. And State Farm wants to let you know “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” […]
• Rep. Black Budget for FY 2018 August 18, 2017
  On July 19, 2017, the House Budget Committee passed the fiscal year 2018 budget with a party line vote. Drafted by Chairwoman Diane Black, R-TN, the spending blueprint seeks to balance the budget on the backs of middle-income and working class Americans. While spending would be cut by $5.4 trillion over 10 years, decimating domestic […]
• Machinists Union: Missouri’s Stand for Workplace Freedom is a ‘Game-Changing Rebuke of a Rigged Economy’ August 18, 2017
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 18, 2017 — The Machinists Union, which has more than 12,000 members in Missouri, is applauding the union-led grassroots movement against SB 19, the state’s harmful, so-called “right-to-work“ law. The Machinists Union represents Missourians in the automotive industry and at Boeing, GKN, ATK, Harley-Davidson and Honeywell. Advocates on Friday, Aug. 18 […]
• One Base, Two Contracts August 17, 2017
  Increased wages – Check. Better health care options – Check. Stronger pension contributions – Check.  Both the Machinist contracts negotiated with M1 Support Services at Sheppard Air Force Base hit all the benchmarks of a good Union contract. The members who work there deserve the best the IAM has to offer. They have spent their […]
• Why it Pays to be Union? Winning Your Job Back and $37k in Back Pay August 17, 2017
  Another reason it pays to be union? Winning your job back after being wrongfully terminated – with $37k in back pay. When seven-year IAM Local 623 member and union steward Guled Mohamed of St. Cloud, MN, was wrongfully terminated from his job as a lead worker at Electrolux Home Products, he turned to his union […]
• New Jersey Machinists Looking Towards the Future August 17, 2017
  The New Jersey State Council of Machinists held their annual conference last weekend with every IAM local in the Garden State being represented by their president and delegates. The conference featured strong labor supporters from the New Jersey congressional delegation, including U.S. Reps. Donald Payne, Jr., Donald Norcross and state senate President Steve Sweeney. IAM […]