We Honor Those Who Serve
Across North America this weekend, union members came out in force to honor veterans for their military service. Today The Union Veterans Council worked to share valuable resources with homeless...
View ArticleOrder Your 2020 IAM Calendar
Keep track of your appointments and other important dates with the 2019 IAM Calendar featuring winners of the IAM photo contest. Go through 2019 with us as we showcase the exquisite photography of our...
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TCU-IAM Leader Urges House Members to Hold Amtrak Accountable on Systematic...
TCU Vice President Jack Dinsdale testifies before the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee WASHINGTON DC, Nov. 13, 2019 – Jack Dinsdale, National Vice President for the Transportation...
View ArticleMake Your Voice Heard by Registering for the IAM’s 2020 Presidential...
Don’t miss the opportunity to help choose who the IAM should endorse for the U.S. president. Register today and be a part of the decision. As you may have heard, there’s a new process that gives the...
View ArticleIAM President Martinez Leading Effort to Improve NAFTA 2.0 For Workers
The IAM is leading a group of 12 industrial and manufacturing unions pledging to oppose NAFTA 2.0, should it come to a House vote without major changes to stop outsourcing and implement stronger labor...
View ArticleIAM Urges House Passage of Bill to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
The Machinists Union is urging the House to pass the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4863), which would sustain U.S. manufacturing and other strategic industries and improve the...
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Up, Up and Away
Buddy Boylan stands in the parking lot in front of his workplace at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral and sees opportunity with a recent uptick in activity. “After the space shuttle program...
View Article2019 Dues Increase
In accordance with the IAM Constitution and as noted in the attached letter, their monthly per capita tax is increased by using the average of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for...
View ArticleNational Bargaining – TCU and TCU Carmen Division Serve Section 6 Notices on...
TCU and TCU Carmen Division served our Section 6 Notices upon the industry. These notices seek a wide range of improvements and while all issues will be discussed during this round of National...
View ArticleIAM District 54 Appoints First Woman Business Representative
IAM District 54 President/Directing Business Representative T. Dean Wright announced the appointment of Regina Wright as Business Representative/Organizer for District Lodge 54, effective January 1,...
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For Those Who Come After Us
For the core team who fought most for a union at IKEA’s distribution centers in Minooka and Joliet, IL, it wasn’t easy going back into work after the vote didn’t go their way in 2018. Out of nearly 200...
View ArticleIAM Challenges NLRB Boeing South Carolina Ruling
The IAM recently filed a lawsuit against the GOP-led National Labor Relations Board, alleging that NLRB exceeded its authority by declaring an IAM bargaining unit at Boeing South Carolina invalid. The...
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How the Executive Orders Affect Federal Workers
PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW The recent presidential executive orders end 40 years of legislative support for the right of federal union representatives to help colleagues file...
View ArticleNew York City YogaWorks Teachers Join the IAM
YogaWorks New York City teachers voted “yes” by an overwhelming majority to join the IAM. This is the first-ever union for yoga teachers and movement educators in the United States. YogaWorks NY...
View ArticleMake it a Union-Made Thanksgiving
If you are putting together a celebration this Thanksgiving weekend, please support union workers by adding union-made items to your shopping list. With Thanksgiving just a week away, now is the time...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed This Week’s Activate L!VE
Wednesday’s edition of the IAM’s live webcast included recognizing Latina Equal Pay Day with Yanira Merino, National President of Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA). IAM Local 777...
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IAM Veterans Find a Northwest Passion
Living in a town with fewer than 2,000 residents, it is safe to say that Shawn Clevenger might not belong in the big city. The IAM Local W130 shop steward resides in South Bend, WA, and works as a...
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IAM District 837 H.E.L.P.S. Greater St. Marks Church in Ferguson, Missouri
IAM District 837 recently helped a local church in need of a facelift in the St. Louis area. Nearly 20 volunteers traveled from all over the District for the district’s first “IAM H.E.L.P.S. in the...
View ArticleIAM Urges Senators To Protect Federal Workers
IAM International President Robert Martinez, Jr., is urging members of the U.S. Senate to sign on to a letter led by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) aimed at undoing some of the damage done by President...
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IAM Local 623 Members H.E.L.P. St. Cloud, Minnesota Elderly Couple in Need
IAM Local 623 volunteers sprung into action, spending two days insulating and sheet-rocking a local elderly couple’s attached garage, providing the disabled wife, unable to leave home, a warm place to...
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