We’ve all seen the devastation from Hurricane Milton. Homes, businesses, and communities were destroyed. Now, people are working to rebuild and they are getting help from northcentral Wisconsin. Weinbreener, a shoe company donated 1,200 boots to union workers in affected areas. “Nobody is talking about the men and women that are rebuilding the infrastructure and […]
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Boeing Strike Will Continue as Workers Reject Latest Proposal from Company
Frontline Boeing workers voted 64% against accepting the latest contract proposal put forth by their employer. Jon Holden, President of IAM District 751 and Brandon Bryant, President of IAM District W24, issued the following joint statement following the votes being tallied: “The elected negotiating committee of workers did not recommend for or against this particular […]
IAM Members Hitting the Streets in Atlanta for Harris-Walz
Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) are hitting the doors in Atlanta to help elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their bid for the White House. In collaboration with the Georgia AFL-CIO, IAM members are canvassing union households in the Atlanta area to help drive […]
Weinbrenner Shoe Reaffirms Union Labor Commitment With New Facility
Weinbrenner Shoe Co. Inc. is reaffirming its support for unionized trade contractors. The parent company of the Thorogood footwear brand is breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art facility in Marshfield, Wisc. “We manufacture Thorogood boots for America’s working men and women and believe in supporting the union laborers that are the foundation of our company,” […]
Boeing & IAM Reach New Contract Proposal
US planemaker Boeing and the union representing more than 30,000 machinists on strike agreed on a new contract proposal. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) confirmed the news on Saturday. In the proposed new deal, the IAM is calling for a 35% general wage increase that will be spread out over the […]
Union-made projects get priority of Biden grants
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs. Biden said the ideas in his order “are common sense.” The Biden administration is trying to make the case that economic growth should flow […]
Honoring Our Past, Building Our Future: International President Bryant Opens 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention
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Sen. Sherrod Brown celebrates All-American Flag Act at Mansfield AMVETS Post 26
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown visited his hometown on Wednesday to celebrate the All-American Flag Act with Richland County veteran and labor leaders gathered at the AMVETS Post 26. The bill, which Brown first introduced in 2011, requires the federal government to only buy American flags completely produced and manufactured in the United States. “If it’s a government flag, post […]
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