IAM Local 2725 has recently reached an agreement with the U.S. Virgin Island Port Authority (VIPA) that guarantees significant wage increases for IAM members over three years.
Read moreIAM Local 470 (District W2021) joined Westlake Chemical to honor recent graduates of a joint apprenticeship program at their Lake Charles, La., facility. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the apprenticeship program. It began in 1953 with PPG, then Axiall, and now continues with Westlake. “As a member of Local 470, I take great
Read moreIAM Southern Territory Chief of Staff Craig Martin recently visited IAM Local 2252C in San Juan, Puerto Rico to tour the facility offering a carpentry class. The class aims to train aspiring carpenters, develop their skills and increase IAM membership.
Read moreIAM members filled the room in Nashville for a Committee on the Future Listening Session. IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan welcomed members and thanked them for participating in this historic event to help shape the IAM’s future.
Read moreThe IAM Southern Territory, joined by District Lodges across the South, have won five organizing campaigns totaling nearly 600 new Service Contract Act members in the last few months. The new members perform critical functions at military bases for Amentum Services, Inc. The organizing wins include: 248 workers in Fort Campbell, Ky. Campaign ran by
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