Wisconsin IAM District W3 wins $26,000 arbitration victory
IAM Local W110 member Peggy LaFaive in Marshfield, WI is another example of how being Union pays big when an employer tries to unjustly fire a worker. Peggy is a CNA at Marshfield Care Center. In June...
View ArticleDistrict 9 and Local 822 organize Stratas Foods in Illinois
If you want job security and fairness in the workplace, joining the IAM is the way to get it. That's just what our 40 new members from Stratas Foods did by joining IAM District 9, Local 822 in Quincy,...
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IL Machinists Local 126 wins discharge case with backpay
IAM Local 126 recently secured a non-board settlement which put Tom Symmes back to work and provides for over $19,000 in back pay, with restored seniority and benefits. Symmes was involved in an...
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Minnesota State Council of Machinists Retirees Launches
Vadnais Heights MN â€" After planning for more than a year, a core group of dedicated and persistent retired Machinists officially formed the Minnesota State Council of Machinists Retirees. The...
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IAM District 9 Brunch Honors Military Veterans
IAM District 9 in Bridgeton, MO held its second annual military veterans brunch on Sunday, November 10, 2013. Greater St. Louis area veterans from Missouri and Illinois were honored at the event....
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IAM District 9 celebrates the career of Ellen Arbogast
District 9 Business Representative and IAM Law Committee member Ellen Arbogast was honored at a celebration of her career and retirement recently at the District 9 hall in Bridgeton, MO. Business...
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Illinois Machinist made whole and returned to work with backpay
District No.9, Local Lodge 660 member LaShawn Buford was returned to work recently and made whole at Olin Corporation located in East Alton, Illinois. The total awarded to LaShawn for his wrongful...
View ArticleRight to Work fails to pass in Missouri
Big money was dealt a blow yesterday when their Missouri "Right-to-Work" bill failed to get the necessary votes. Republican puppets in Missouri are being played by the American Legislative Exchange...
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Illinois Machinists begin 2nd week on strike at Superior Carriers
Fighting the high out of pocket cost of health insurance and the stagnant wages at Superior Carriers in Markham, IL, the 13 members of IAM Local 701 working there said, "enough is enough" and voted...
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IAM mourns the passing of D10 Business Representative Don Griffin
It is with deep sadness that District No. 10 must inform our members that Business Representative Donald Griffin passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 19, 2014. Don has vigorously supported the...
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IAM Local 701 Lends Expertise to Aspiring Auto Techs
Career and technical students at the SkillsUSA Illinois Championship were able to learn from IAM Local 701 members who are leaders in their fields. Members at IAM Local 701 know a thing or two about...
View ArticleFort Wayne, IN City Council attacks collective bargaining
The Fort Wayne, Indiana City Council is trying balance their budget problems on the backs of the cities non-public saftey and public safety workers. The IAM represents 150 civil city and utility...
View ArticleMissouri School District Maintenance Workers Vote IAM
IAM District 9, Local 777 is proud to announce an organizing win at the Fort Zumwalt School District in O'Fallon, Missouri. The Facility Maintenance Department workers voted to join the IAM bringing...
View ArticleFort Wayne, IN eliminates collective bargaining for some
The Fort Wayne, IN city council voted 7-2 to approve an ordiance that will eliminate collective bargaining for non-pubic safety unions. IAM District 90, Local 2569 represents 150 civil city and...
View ArticleIllinois Machinists injured in casting facility blast
Two members of IAM Local 660 in East Alton, IL were injured in was is being described as an explosion in the casting facility at Olin Brass. One members was taken to the hospital, treated and...
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IAM Tours Chicago High School Manufacturing Institute
IAM HPWO Grand Lodge Representative Jim Reid, far left, and IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, far right, tour the Manufacturing Connect program at Austin Polytechnical Academy on Chicago's...
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Geny Ulloa appointed IAM Midwest Territory Speical Representative
IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Philip J. Gruber is proud to announce that Geny Ulloa has been appointed to the position of Speical Representative effective June 1, 2014. Geny is from...
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Missouri Machinist wins $14,999 John Deere Gator raffle
Jason Capra, who is a member of IAM Local 778 in Kansas City, MO, won the IAM 2016 Convention raffle for a John Deere Gator voucher worth $14,999. (from left to right are LL 778 ST Cory Wallace, LL...
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Illinois Mechanics on Strike at Al Piemonte Chevrolet
Mechanics Local 701 members at Al Piemonte Chevrolet in East Dundee, IL have voted to go on strike. Our new members have been in negotiations bargaining for a first contract since the end of May. "We...
View ArticleNLRB Backs Illinois Mechanics in AutoNation Decision
Mechanics Local 701 and the IAM Midwest Territory took on AutoNation when the anti-union company fired Union activist and mechanic Jose Huerta. The IAM sought justice through the National Labor...
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