Stan PickthallGeneral Vice President, Canada, IAM After more than 22 years as a full-time officer with the Machinists Union, Stan Pickthall joined the Executive as General Vice President of Canada on May 2016. Pickthall, a journeyman steel fabricator, became a member of IAM Local Lodge 692 when he joined Finning International in 1984. An award-winning
Read morePhilip J. Gruber General Vice President, Midwest Territory, IAM Philip J. Gruber has been a member of the Machinists Union since his initiation into Local Lodge 688 in 1972. It was then that he began his apprenticeship. He became a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker in 1976. He served as Steward, Chief Steward, Treasurer and
Read moreGary Allen General Vice President, Western Territory, IAM Gary Allen was initiated into IAM Local 794 in 1979 upon his employment at the General Electric Aircraft Engine Plant in Albuquerque. Following his father Ray’s example, Allen involved himself in the IAM very early in his career at General Electric by being elected Area Steward in
Read moreDiane Babineaux General Vice President Diane Babineaux joined the IAM Executive Council on July 1, 2013 as the first African-American woman to serve as a General Vice President. She previously served as the Chief of Staff, formerly Executive Assistant, to the International President since 2000. Her assigned duties as General Vice President include coordinating and
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