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Ironworkers Local 854 Internal Organizing Successes at Tidewater Federal Employees MTC
The Ironworkers Local 854, an affiliate of the Tidewater Federal Employees Metal Trades Council (TFEMTC) NAVFAC Groton Facility has been running an internal organizing campaign to sign up employees that had been nonpayers. The Local has successfully signed up 50 new...
Labor Day 2023: ‘It’s Better in a Union’
Labor Day marks a time to celebrate America’s workers for all they do to keep America moving. President Kennedy once said “labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided benefits. Through collective bargaining...
IAMAW International President Martinez Announces Retirement, Names General Vice President Brian Bryant as Successor
Metal Trades Department Executive Vice President and IAMAW International President Robert Martinez, Jr., announced his retirement effective January 1, 2024. IAMAW Resident General Vice President Brian Bryant will succeed Martinez as the union’s next international...
Boilermakers International Elects Stapp as International Secretary-Treasurer
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers announced on August 23 that Kathy Stapp was unanimously elected by the organization’s International Executive Council to serve as the union’s International Secretary-Treasurer. Stapp is the first woman ever to hold this...
Wiregrass MTC Ratifies Historic Five Year Contract
The Wiregrass Metal Trades Council (MTC) has ratified what Metal Trades Department President Jimmy Hart calls the “best contract in the history of the department, full stop.” The new five-year agreement between the Wiregrass MTC and Fort Novosel (Ruckers) includes a...
Metal Trades Department Announces Partnership with Employee Benefit Systems Union College Benefit Program
The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO (MTD), is proud to announce its partnership with Employee Benefit Systems Union College Benefit (EBS) program to offer our Metal Trades Council members college tuition discounts on more than 50 programs. “We are delighted to offer...
Happy Memorial Day, Remember and Honor our Fallen
Happy Memorial Day Remember and Honor our Fallen The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, is proud to have so many members who served in our Nation’s Armed Services. And we are proud to support our military through the work we do. On behalf of the MTD staff, executive...
Happy Easter
On behalf of the Metal Trades Department officers and staff, best wishes for a happy Easter and a warm and fruitful spring.
Happy Passover
On behalf of the MTD officers and staff, wishing you all prosperity, joy, and peace this Passover
MTD in the News: SMART General President and MTD Executive Vice President Sellers Announces Retirement
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | March 29, 2023 SMART General President and MTD Executive Vice President Sellers Announces Retirement Joseph Sellers, Jr., General President of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers...
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