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IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace, who has served in the position since October 2018, will retire on Nov. 1, 2023. “Rickey has been a dedicated and effective leader for the IAM,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “He has grown the membership in the Southern Territory, including the recent organizing campaigns over the last few months totaling nearly 600 new Service Contract Act members. Rickey has

Longtime aerospace negotiator and leader Jody Bennett will become IAM Resident General Vice President, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Bennett, a 33-year IAM member, initiated into IAM Local 2771 (District 776) in 1989 as an aircraft mechanic at DynCorps in Wichita Falls, Texas. He quickly became involved in the union once he and his coworkers organized with the IAM, becoming a Steward, Negotiating Committee Member, Conductor Sentinel, and Chief Steward. Bennett

The anti-union campaign and how to fight back was one of the workshops in the IAM Unity and Growth Conference in San Diego. A union buster is a professional persuader; in other words, a liar. They will tell lies, spread fear and try to divide the membership. The best defence is a good offence. To bust a union-buster you need to build an internal team, educate and inoculate, expose them,

IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway has announced his retirement, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Galloway began his membership in IAM Local 459 (District 77) in 1986 as a brewer at the Stroh Brewery Company in St. Paul, Minn. During his 11 years at Stroh’s, Galloway served as Union Steward, Bargaining Committeeperson, and Bargaining Committee Chairperson. He also served as an Executive Board Member of IAM Local 459 and

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2023 – After nearly eight years leading the union, two decades on the Executive Council and more than 43 years of membership, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has announced that he will retire, effective Jan. 1, 2024. IAM Resident General Vice President Brian Bryant will succeed Martinez as the IAM’s next international president. Martinez’s historic tenure as the IAM’s 14th International President includes forging through some

Despite high winds, rain, hurricane warnings, delayed flights and an overall concern about bad weather, the IAM’s first-ever Unity and Growth had a successful launch on Monday, 21 August in San Diego, CA. Concerns about Hurricane Hilary came to very little even though many delegates from all over North America were delayed in getting to the host city. Everyone eventually got there and the organising conference began in earnest.  The

Canadian IAM Local 901 (District 78) negotiating committee members recently met for preparations on contract talks with RNS Healthcare. The team spent the week at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, Md. to review the current contract and discuss and learn tactics for upcoming bargaining discussions with management. IAM member Jin Won Kang gives his comments about the education and training he received and talks about the healthcare system in

David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice-President met with the new Executive Board of Local Lodge 3111 CULR. The members are all workers at the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and are located across Canada and joined the IAM in 2018. Chartrand was accompanied by Chief-of-Staff Gord Falconer and Canadian Research Director Ivana Saula. The discussions today were constructive, insightful and pleasant overall, with many ideas shared. “The newly-elected Executive Board members

Members of Local Lodge 235 at Hobart have ratified a new agreement with their employer Hobart Canada. This three-year deal includes significant improvements to seniority rights related to scheduling and vacation scheduling, additional vacation entitlements, health and welfare benefit improvements as well as wage increases of 4%, 2.5% and 2.5% plus additional premiums. The members consist of one warehouse worker and 12 service technicians that service Hobart Industrial Dishwashers and

#IAMAW Manitoba Government Employee Union (MGEU) members working for the Manitoba liquor stores (Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries – a crown corporation owned by Manitobans) have been on strike since August 8 2023. These members have been restricted to wage increases of .04% over the last 4 years. While this was occurring, the CEO and the Executive Vice-President of the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries board have received wage increases of 4% per