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IAM Guidance on OPM “Five Bullets” Email to Federal Workers
Dear IAM Federal Sector Members, Much of our federal membership has reported receiving an email titled “What did you do last week?” from a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) email address, hr@opm.org. The email asks all federal employees to respond by the end of day on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 with five bullets points
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👋 Machinists on the Hill: Workers at center of trade talk
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TCU/IAM Lorton Amtrak Auto Train Workers Rally for Fair Wages
More than a year after voting to organize into the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the largest union on Amtrak, union representatives for Drummac employees who work on the Amtrak Auto Train Property in Lorton, Va., held an informational picket on Feb. 19, 2025, to highlight Drummac management’s stall tactics during negotiations. SEE PHOTOS FROM THE INFORMATIONAL PICKET The informational picket took
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Rail Division Local Chairmen Visit Winpisinger Center for Training
IAM Rail Division Local Chairmen, also known as lead or first stewards, recently attended the Basic Local Chairman Class at IAM Union’s William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Helping to lead the class from District 19 were: Reece Murtagh, President/Directing General Chairman Marty Rosato, Secretary-Treasurer John Denny, General Chairman and Assistant President/Directing General Chairman
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Iowa Local 1293 Dexter Laundry Members Prepare for Negotiations
The proud and hardworking IAM Local 1293 members at Dexter Laundry in Fairfield, Iowa, build U.S.-made professional laundry machines. The 170-member group recently sent four members to the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md. The negotiation team prepared a unified approach for upcoming talks with the employer. Over the week,
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NFFE-IAM Takes Up Fight to Save VA, Protect Veterans
IAM Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), along with fellow labor unions and allies in Congress are calling for the current administration to stop its plan to recklessly cut the federal workforce, including crucial Veterans Affairs (VA) staff. NFFE-IAM National President Randy Erwin joined allies outside VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in
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Workers Who Maintain DC-Area Trees Under Siege by Employer That Refuses to Bargain
Management at a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit are continuing to ignore the law by stonewalling their own employees from bargaining a union contract. Casey Trees workers, who plant and maintain trees across the DC area, voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM in August 2024. Workers have been seeking an increased voice in their work, which is
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IAM Union, Labor Coalition Urge Trump Administration to Stand Up to China’s Unfair Shipbuilding Industry
Today, IAM Union International President Brian Bryant, along with three other petitioners of a 301 complaint against the Chinese government’s predatory trade practices in the shipbuilding, logistics and maritime industries, sent a letter to President Trump urging his Administration to enforce strong penalties against China and to implement policies that will restore U.S. maritime power and
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TCU/IAM Lorton, Va. Amtrak Auto Train Workers Picket for a Living Wage
More than a year after voting to organize into the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the largest union on Amtrak, a group of Drummac employees who work on the Amtrak Auto Train Property in Lorton, Va., are holding an informational picket against Drummac management’s stall tactics during negotiations. “These employees work tirelessly outside, in all weather
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December 2024 Wrench and Wood Newsletter
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