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Boeing SC Flight Techs to Vote on IAM Representation

May 22, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

A group of 178 Boeing South Carolina Flight Readiness Technicians have the right to vote on IAM representation, the NLRB ruled Monday. The board has set an election date of Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Flight Technicians are standing strong in the face of the company’s anti-union campaign, even after…

Proposed ‘right to work’ constitutional amendment heads to Missouri Senate

May 15, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

Proposed 'right to work' constitutional amendment heads to Missouri Senate By Sky Chadde St. Louis Post-Dispatch Protestors line the street outside the abandoned Amelex warehouse in Springfield, Mo. where Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens held a ceremonial signing of "right-to-work" legislation on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The governor and other…

Machinists Stand Up for Worker Freedom

May 11, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. joined the Senate and House sponsors of the Workplace Democracy Act at a Capitol Hill press conference. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) and introduced the Workplace Democracy Act legislation, a bill that would strengthen the middle class by…

Dinner for the dogs!

May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

Join us tonight at the St. Charles Texas Road House to support the Guide Dogs of America. Show your server this coupon and 10% of your bill will go to GDA!

Volunteers needed for Day of Action May 12 to defeat RTW (Prop. A)

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

Canvassers will focus on education about Prop. A, voter registration to union members By TIM ROWDEN Editor The Missouri AFL-CIO is holding a Statewide Day of Action on Saturday, May 12, knocking on union members’ doors to talk about Proposition A (“right-to-work”) and help members make sure all their family members…

A tale of two golf courses: one bad in St. Peters, one good in High Ridge

May 9, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

DON’T DUFF YOUR COURSE CHOICE when you’re golfing this summer. Sugar Creek Golf Course in High Ridge (left) is the ace choice, offering special low rates for union members, retirees, first responders and active duty and retired military. St. Peters Golf Course and Banquet Center (right) is not recommended, as work…

Machinists Take Over Capitol Hill

May 9, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

IAM members from across the country are joining together in Washington, DC this week to meet legislators and advocate for working people. “Our message for every elected official is simple: represent the people who make this country move,” IAM International President Bob Martinez said as a part of his opening…

IAM Machinists On Strike Against ULA

May 9, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

Strike Line Cape Canaveral, FL The first day of a strike always garners a lot of attention; from the media, the community and even union members. But it’s the second day that separates the real heroes. Day two makes it clear who is willing to talk about change and who is…

Top Boeing executives in St. Louis to introduce first Super Hornet jets to get upgrades

May 7, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

By Brian Feldt St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 4, 2018 Boeing executives, including president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg, welcomed on Friday the first of potentially hundreds of well-used Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets that will return to the company’s north St. Louis County campus for upgrades designed to extend the life of…

IAM Celebrates 130 Years!

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 by District Lodge 837 Comm.

District Lodge 837 Comm.

The International Association of Machinists is celebrating its 130th birthday. Founded in a railroad pit in Georgia, the union would become one of the backbones of the American manufacturing sector by producing things like military jets, trains and steel.

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