Workers at Office Remedies in Atlanta overcame a brutal anti-union campaign to vote for IAM representation. IAM District 131 in Georgia has seen lots of organizing action in recent months. First, new organizer Billy Barnwell organized over 100 new members at Local 2789 in Grovetown, GA on an internal organizing campaign at John Deere. It […]
Month: November 2015
Help Brevard under-privileged kids this Christmas!
We are calling on all the local unions in the district to support the annual IAM Christmas toy drive to help under-privileged kids in Brevard County and also reach out to show the community that local unions have a special interest in helping our neighbors in need. Please contact Murray Caldwell or Steve Ching of […]
Calling all volunteers!
Save the date of Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 AM to clean out the back room at the union hall. Come with your gloves and help us haul all the old trash away and make room for new uses for this area of our district lodge!
Member celebrates 50 years with the IAM!
Tommy Culbreth is pictured here (right) as he receives well-deserved recognition from Business Representative Nick Mrdjenovich and IAM Local Lodge 610 President Steven Mosley.
Clinton Stands With Boeing South Carolina Workers
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears at a rally at an International Longshoreman’s union hall in Charleston, SC. South Carolina Boeing workers are used to politicians butting in to say they shouldn’t have the right to organize for fair pay, benefits and working conditions. The IAM’s organizing campaign at the Charleston Boeing facility has become […]