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Workers Before Corporate Profits – Protecting Airline Workers – Fighting...
HELLO AND WELCOME TO MACHINISTS ON THE HILL, a twice-monthly roundup of legislative advocacy on behalf of IAM members. Produced by: IAM Legislative and Communications Departments CONGRESS FIGHTS TO...
View ArticleRRB Begins Paying CARES Act Recovery Payments for Unemployed Rail Workers
The RRB announces that the $1,200 per 2-week registration benefit period as provided under the CARES Act began issuing payments to members who filed unemployment claims on April 1 or later. The RRB...
View ArticleBlue Springs, MO Public Works Employees Vote to Join Machinists Union
30 workers from the City of Blue Springs Public Works in Missouri have voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The new members will be a diverse group of employees from the public works water department,...
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Rail Labor Files Joint Comments on FRA’s NPRM
On January 15, 2021, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued an extensive Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled “Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards Governing Operations Using...
View ArticleMeet the new Secretary of Labor
This week the U.S. Senate confirmed former Boston mayor Mary Walsh to lead the Department of Labor. Secretary Walsh is a loyal friend of the Machinists Union. The post Meet the new Secretary of Labor...
View ArticleMachinists Union Congratulates Marty Walsh on Labor Secretary Confirmation,...
Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement on the confirmation of Marty...
View ArticleIAM Stands With Congressman Golden And Maine Senate President Troy Jackson On...
The Machinists Union supports Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Maine Senate President Troy Jackson’s (D-Allagash) efforts to reform the H-2A visa program and address loopholes that have enabled Canadian...
View ArticleU.S. Appeals Court Says Oregon Welders Have Right to Join IAM
More than three years after voting for union representation, welders working at Precision Castparts in Portland, OR, are finally going to get it. The nearly 100 welders who voted to join the IAM in...
View ArticleMachinists’ Pressure Leads to MBTA Rescinding Job and Service Cuts
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has changed course about cutting service and laying off dozens of workers due to intense pressure the IAM exerted through lobbying and rallies. The...
View ArticleIAM Supports For The People Act
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rules Committee Chairwoman U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced S.1., the For the People Act—a sweeping...
View ArticleToday, March 24th is Women’s Equal Pay Day
Today marks the day into the next year where a woman on average meets the earnings of what an average man earned in 2020. That is a whopping 15 months. In other words, women work for free for 3 months...
View ArticleMachinists Support Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social...
In a letter to House leadership, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. is urging members of the House to support the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers...
View ArticleWinpisinger Center Enrolling for Online Leadership Classes
The Machinists Union isn’t letting a global pandemic keep from educating members and future leaders. The William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center is offering an online adaptation of their...
View ArticleVideo Release – Why Do We Need Railroad Unions?
“Being a Unionized railroader has distinct advantages. This recently released video provides some basic information about how railroad Unions function and what they do for you. This video also...
View ArticleMachinists Union Launches Groundbreaking Program to Increase Women...
Throughout its history, the IAM has always acknowledged and respected the role of women in the labor movement, even when it was not popular opinion to do so. In fact, in 1911, nearly eight years before...
View ArticleMachinists Union: Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Will Get America Back on Track,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Machinists Union: Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Will Get America Back on Track, Bring Jobs Home WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 — Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the...
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Local Lodge 811 Honors Women’s History Month
On March 29, 2021, the Local Lodge 811 Women’s Committee, lead by committee Chair Sarah Monderoy Garcia, celebrated Women’s History Month by honoring the contributions women have made in their...
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Machinists Union: Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Will Get America Back on Track,...
President Biden unveiled his highly-anticipated American Jobs Plan yesterday, which the IAM believes will create union jobs with good pay and benefits. IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr....
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Good news for the Machinists Union and millions of workers throughout the United States. President Joe Biden unveiled his highly-anticipated American Jobs Plan, which the IAM believes will create union...
View ArticleIAM Local 2741 Members Ratify Contract at Alstom Transportation
340 IAM Local 2741 members last week overwhelmingly voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Alstom Transportation at their Hornell, NY plant. The contract provides wage increases for both entry...
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