Nearly 300 Aircraft and Base Maintenance workers at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida have voted to join the IAM. From left: Grand Lodge Representative Tony Wirth, Robbie Davis, Mark Reeves, Jesse Barefield, Randy Jones, Jim Haas, Wade Hutto, Mac Brown and District 75 Organizer Mike Cooke. Not pictured: Scott Missildine, Billy Given and District […]
Toledo Glass Workers Vote to Accept New Contract, End Strike
IAM District 54 members at Libbey Glass in Toledo, OH were on strike for two weeks before accepting a new, improved contract. Nearly 115 IAM members at Libbey Glass in Toledo, OH, who went on strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a so-called “last, best and final offer” (LBFO) from the company, have voted to accept a […]
PBS Features IAM’s Boeing South Carolina Campaigning
A recent PBS NewsHour Weekend video story highlights the IAM’s effort to bring respect on the job to Boeing workers in North Charleston, SC. Support for IAM representation, like workers have at Boeing facilities in Washington State, is growing at North Charleston’s 787 production plant. PBS points out one reason why—the drastic pay difference between […]
Toledo Members Reject Offer, Strike Libbey Glass
IAM Local 105 Members along with Glass Molders and Pottery Workers Local 59 Members picket the entrance of the Libbey Glass Toledo plant. More than 100 members of IAM Local 105 in Toledo, OH went on strike at midnight Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting the “last, best and final offer” (LBFO) from Libbey Glass. The District […]
Wisconsin Metalcraft Ordered to Pay IAM Local 2053 $100K in Union Dues
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint alleging Wisconsin metal fabrication company, Metalcraft, is responsible for paying IAM Local 2053 of Iron Ridge, WI, more than $100,000 in back dues –and counting. The NLRB recently charged that Metalcraft broke federal law by canceling IAM Local 2053 members’ voluntary dues “checkoff” – the […]
‘We Will Win’: Oklahoma Local 850 Members at Alutiiq Standing Strong
Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin speaks to Local 250 members on the strike line outside Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City. Twelve weeks. That’s how long more than 200 brave men and women who work for Alutiiq, LLC have been on strike. They’re fighting for their livelihoods. Their employer wants to slash their health […]