{"id":480,"date":"2023-12-27T09:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T17:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/?p=480"},"modified":"2023-12-27T09:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T17:58:36","slug":"a-holiday-message-from-international-president-martinez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"A Holiday Message from International President Martinez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p>Dear IAM Family,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the year comes to a close and we embrace the spirit of the holidays, I extend my warmest wishes to each and every one of you and your families. Serving as your international president has been the greatest honor of my career, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goiam.org\/press-releases\/iam-international-president-robert-martinez-jr-announces-retirement-after-historic-career-as-general-vice-president-brian-bryant-named-successor\/\">as I approach retirement<\/a>&nbsp;at the start of the new year, I reflect with immense gratitude on the journey we\u2019ve shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is with a deep sense of camaraderie that we\u2019ve faced challenges and celebrated victories together. The solidarity that defines our union will undoubtedly continue to flourish under incoming International President Brian Bryant, and other new leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been my privilege to work alongside such passionate and committed individuals who strive for the betterment of workers everywhere. May the spirit of unity, compassion and understanding prevail, not only during these festive moments but throughout the years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you and your loved ones a joyous holiday season filled with love, laughter, and togetherness. Thank you for your trust and support. Here\u2019s to the legacy we\u2019ve built together and the bright future that awaits our union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Martinez Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International President<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December 16, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear IAM Family, As the year comes to a close and we embrace the spirit of the holidays, I extend my warmest wishes to each and every one of you and your families. Serving as your international president has been the greatest honor of my career, and&nbsp;as I approach retirement&nbsp;at the start of the new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamdistrict250.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}