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DOL Secretary nominee Marty Walsh recently testified on Capitol Hill at his Senate confirmation hearing. Walsh has a strong relationship with the IAM and stood by Machinists in Boston during a labor dispute in 2017. The post IAM Friend Walsh Ready to Be Next Labor Secretary appeared first on IAMAW.
240 IAM Local 2191 members, who make brazed aluminum heat exchangers at Chart Energy and Chemical, last week overwhelmingly voted to ratify a five-year collective bargaining agreement at the La Crosse, WI plant. The contract provides many improvements including much-needed relief for forced overtime, retaining and increasing the IAM pension, and maintaining retirement benefits. “I […]
Human rights for African Americans were officially recognized in the U.S. with the historic passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act a year later. Despite those historic legislative accomplishments, the IAM understood that centuries of racial discrimination had caused devastating social and economic damage in black […]
The work of Guide Dogs of America was highlighted in the February issue of Homeland, a veteran and active military resource magazine. The publication is focused on resources, support, community and inspiration for veterans and military families. The article, on pages 54-55, gives an overview of the organization and the work they do to provide […]
A federal judge ruled recently that Union Pacific Railroad is no longer bound to its 149-year-old contract with the City of Palestine and Anderson County. Local officials called the move a blow to local railroad workers and the economy, effectively gutting the future of the railroad jobs in the area. Through the original 1872 contract, […]