by Eric Price | Dec 4, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
141 Report: MNPL Victory at SFO We are in California for this week’s 141 Video Report, to celebrate a legislative victory for working people that was union-made. Members of IAM Local 1781 and IAM Local 1782 held a small ceremony at the SFO Air Transport Local Lodge...
by Eric Price | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
The IAM is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Transportation Trades Department (TTD) President Larry Willis, who passed away on Sunday, November 29. Willis, 53, succumbed to injuries sustained on November 22 in a tragic biking accident. Willis, who had...
by Eric Price | Nov 30, 2020 | Education, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
Union members want good contracts and good service for those contracts, in order to improve quality of life, through higher wages, better benefits, and safe working conditions. The IAM’s Southern Territory has changed its culture by reorganizing districts so members...
by Eric Price | Nov 27, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Organizing, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized, Video
141 Report: Houston’s Community Service and Veterans Committees For Thanksgiving weekend, we feature a Community Service project at Local 2198. Rose Lopes-Harris and Brenda Douglas join us to talk about the Houston local’s Community Service and Veterans...
by Eric Price | Nov 25, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
Recently, more than 193 seasonal employees at Seneca Foods vegetable processing facility in Leicester, NY voted to join the IAM. This organizing campaign accomplished something relatively unheard of, filing for an election with just 30 percent of the workforce signing...
by Eric Price | Nov 20, 2020 | Airlines, Community Service Page, COVID, EAP, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Organizing, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Row 2, Uncategorized, Video
141 Report: Employee Assistance Director, Bryan Hutchinson The pandemic has hit airline workers particularly hard, creating a climate of job insecurity, isolation and the potential for addiction. This week, IAMAW District 141 EAP Director Bryan Hutchinson sits down...
