Josh Hartford IAM District 19 Employee Assistance Program Director Josh Hartford is joining two other Maine IAM members in running for a seat in the Maine State Legislature. Hartford is employed by Pan Am Railways and serves as the Local Chairman of IAM Local 409 in Belgrade, ME. Hartford accompanies IAM Maine Lobstering Union (IMLU)
Read moreOhio State Council of Machinists (OSCM) President T. Dean Wright, left, swears in new council members Mary Ellen Napier, center, and Phil Baker, right. Napier became the first woman to serve on the board, while Baker became the first African American. IAM Local 1471 Secretary-Treasurer Mary Ellen Napier has become the first woman to serve
Read moreNew York City Uber drivers are taking their fight for dignity to the one place they know they can find help – the union. In the mid-90s, when New York City Black Car drivers – deemed “independent contractors” and thus not eligible for traditional employee protections – were looking for a voice on the job,
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