St. Louis District 837 Readies For Upcoming Boeing Defense Negotiations
IAM District 837’s negotiating committee recently completed a negotiation preparation program ahead of upcoming contract talks with Boeing Defense in St. Louis. The week-long training covered essential skills, such as drafting contract language, presenting proposals, assessing the company’s strengths and weaknesses, and exploring various bargaining strategies. Aerospace Coordinators Bobby Barnwell, Stephen Jordan, and Instructor Jeff
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2025 Missouri State Convention
Room rate: $155/night. Group code: MPWU0625 Reservation deadline: May 26, 2025.
June 22, 2025 – 9:45AM to June 25, 2025 – 5:45PMCamden on the Lake Resort2359 Bittersweet Road
Lake Ozark, MO
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Camden on the Lake Resort
2359 Bittersweet Road
Lake Ozark, MO
Room rate: $155/night. Group code: MPWU0625 Reservation deadline: May 26, 2025.
Registration
The registration fee is being waived. Registration includes lunch on June 25. If you are a Missouri State delgate, please include your registration alon/ with your credentials signed by your Local President and Secretary.Treasruer. Local dues must be current.
Mail your registration and credentials to:
Catrina Dawson, Sec/Treasurer MPWU
PO Box 2
Sikeston, MO 633801-0002
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Black History Month Profiles: Glenda Armstrong
Black History Month Profiles: Glenda Armstrong
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Glenda Armstrong of the General Association of Miramar Employees/OPEIU (GAME/OPEIU).
Glenda Armstrong is a member of GAME/OPEIU Local 101, working as a supervisor in the property and evidence unit of the city’s police department. A former president of the local, Armstrong’s career has spanned nearly three decades with the city of Miramar, Florida, and two decades with Local 101.
Kenneth Quinnell
Mon, 02/17/2025 – 10:25
Black History Month Profiles: Toni Burns
Black History Month Profiles: Toni Burns
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Toni Burns of the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
Toni Burns has been a stagehand for IATSE Local 27 in Cleveland since 1994. He is a second-generation stagehand. He started his career as a high rigger, downrigger, head flyman and rose to a union steward. Burns was elected business manager for Local B27 from 2007 to the present. He is serving as an IATSE DEI member at large and a board member for Local 27 stagehands. In January 2024, Burns was elected as the 9th international vice president, becoming the first African American man to be elected to the IATSE General Executive Board.
Kenneth Quinnell
Sun, 02/16/2025 – 10:25
2025 VER Q&A Addendums
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Re: One-Time Retirement Incentive
Questions & Answers
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Black History Month Profiles: Aziza Miller
Black History Month Profiles: Aziza Miller
For Black History Month, we’re taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently actively making Black history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve not only their community, but also to improve conditions for working people across the country. Today’s profile is Aziza Miller of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM).
Aziza Miller is a longtime member of AFM Local 802 in NYC, where she currently appears on stage as a keyboardist in Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical “Hell’s Kitchen.” The show was inspired in part by Miller herself and just won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album. “My musical career is always growing and evolving,” she said. Her advice to up-and-coming musicians? “Stay focused. Remain open to learning. Don’t let perfection replace your heart and soul. Always stay humble and grateful. As for me, music is important because it’s life, my voice and my passion’s purpose!”
Kenneth Quinnell
Sat, 02/15/2025 – 10:25
UAW Statement on the NLRB Member Firings
President Trump’s firing of Jennifer Abruzzo and illegal firing of Gwynne Wilcox is a bad start to a Presidential administration that says it wants to stand with the American worker. The so-called “radical” policies that Abruzzo and Wilcox pursued under the National Labor Relations Act weren’t radical at all. They stood for the principle of […]
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Ascend Drivers Join Teamsters Local 916
(BARRY, Ill.) – Cannabis delivery drivers employed by Ascend Wellness Holdings have voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 916. “Cannabis delivery drivers are essential to the success of this industry,” said JP Fyans, President of Local 916. “By organizing with the Teamsters, these drivers are paving the way for better wages, improved working conditions, and […]
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The Maintenance Craft is presenting a webinar to discuss the $15 million distribution of funds. Over 75 percent of eligible Part-Time Regulars (PTRs) have already been paid up-to-date.
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IAM Union Urges Reinstatement of Illegally Fired Labor Board Member
IAM Union is calling on President Trump to immediately reverse his decision and reinstate Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). IAM Union believes this action is critical for ensuring that working Americans receive the full protections they are entitled to under U.S. labor law. On Jan. 27, President Trump unlawfully dismissed Wilcox,
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