IAM Statement on DOL-Supervised Rerun of Election
Responding to the U.S. Department of Labor, the IAM has agreed to a DOL-supervised rerun of the 2017 Grand Lodge elections for International Union officer positions, including International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and seven U.S. General Vice Presidents. The election excludes the Canadian General Vice President position. The DOL struck down the IAM members’ convention action […]
Helping Hands August 2017
While Boeing Touts Profits, Workforce Shrinks
IAM International President Bob Martinez wrote an op-ed in Monday’s Seattle Times addressing Boeing’s continued job cuts amidst soaring stock prices. Boeing executives are gushing over the company’s stock, up a whopping 58 percent over the last 12 months. Washington state’s homegrown aerospace giant left the Paris Air Show with 571 orders worth $75 billion. […]
Send a Message to Nabisco. Check the Label
Nabisco’s parent company, Mondelez International, has abandoned the workers at its plant on Chicago’s south side, by investing in Mexico and laying off 600 people, all in the name of profit. A new video produced by Front Page with James Earl Jones explains the impact Nabisco’s greed has here at home. Watch the Front Page […]