Election results are in for the October 28 vote for Kearny Mesa Chief Shop Steward. Congratulations to Antonio Guerrero on your win. Special thanks to both candidates running for the position and exercising your union rights.
Month: October 2020
Machinists Union Strikes for Fair Contract at AstenJohnson in Appleton, Wis.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2020 – Eighty-nine Machinists Union (IAM) Local 1855 members at AstenJohnson in Appleton, Wis. began striking for a fair contract today at 7 a.m. CT. The striking IAM members at AstenJohnson, who produce specialty fabric for the paper industry, are seeking reasonable healthcare expenses and cost sharing. IAM Local 1855 members rejected company […]
IP Martinez: ‘Where are the Jobs, Mr. President?’
An op-ed by International President Robert Martinez Jr. on the importance of voting in the upcoming election written for the Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO newsletter, the Label Letter. Working people were promised the world in 2016. Candidate Trump boastfully proclaimed that, if elected, “you won’t lose one plant. You’ll have plants coming into […]