Evandale, Ohio IAM Local 912 Retirees John Hill and Gary Chase attend a meeting to get informed on the starting of a new Retirees Committee. Nearly 50 retirees of Local 912 met at a luncheon last week in Evandale, OH to explore the formation of a new Retirees Committee. Local 912 president Eric Kratzer kicked […]
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Apply for an IAM Scholarship to Help
The 2017 IAM Scholarship Competition is now accepting applications. The deadline for submissions is February 24, 2017. Click here to see the eligibility rules and download applications. The IAM awards scholarships to: Children of IAM members (parent or guardian) applying for college Children of IAM members (parent or guardian) applying for vocational or technical […]
IAM to Host Guide Dogs 5K at Winpisinger Center
Bring the family out to the IAM No Joke April Fools 5K Walk/Run for a morning of running, walking, food and fun, while bringing freedom and mobility to the visually impaired by raising money for Guide Dogs of America. The April 1, 2017 event will be a perimeter trail run held at the William W. […]
Union Membership Equals Higher Wages, BLS Report Again Shows
The most recent annual Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on union membership shows that median weekly earnings for full-time nonunion workers were only 80 percent of earnings for unionized workers. Click here to the BLS’s 2016 median weekly earnings chart. Although overall union membership is down, big business and its legislative allies cannot hide […]
IAM Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal from TPP and Plans to Renegotiate NAFTA
President Trump formally withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and announced plans to renegotiate NAFTA, two trade deals with dire consequences for working people. What his administration does next is the real question. The IAM, and a strong coalition of labor and other groups that successfully blocked the TPP last year, have […]