NFFE Wins Election to Represent USDA Animal Care Employees
On April 8th, the Denver regional office of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) confirmed that NFFE-IAM had won an election to represent over 110 federal employees at the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleIAM District 9 Hosts COVID Vaccination Site for St. Louis Area Members
Last week IAM District 9 hosted a COVID-19 vaccination site for Machinists Union members and staff. Firefighters from Pattonville Fire District distributed over 460 shots at the Bridgeton, MO office....
View ArticleFormer IAM Legal Fellow Deirdre Hamilton Nominated to National Mediation Board
President Biden has appointed longtime labor lawyer and former IAM Legal Fellow Deirdre Hamilton to the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB helps smooth out disputes in the rail and airline...
View ArticleIAM Mourns Passing of Former Vice President Mondale
This week IAM political ally and former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away at age 93 in Minneapolis. Mondale, who became a pro-labor U.S. senator from Minnesota in 1964, was elected vice...
View ArticleRegister Now for IAM’s Online Leadership I Program
A few spaces are still available in Winpisinger Center Leadership I Online Programs in June and July. The Leadership I Online Program involves a mix of online sessions and offline assignments over a...
View ArticleIAM Transportation Department Files to Represent National Airlines Flight...
The IAM Transportation Department yesterday filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to investigate a representation dispute among Flight Attendants at National Airlines. A group of...
View ArticleBiden’s American Rescue Plan Provides Free COBRA Coverage
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act provides 100 percent health COBRA coverage to employees and their family members. IAM members would qualify for COBRA coverage if they lost health insurance...
View ArticleMichigan IAM Local W260 Completes IAM Field Negotiation Prep Class
Members of the IAM Local Lodge W260 Bargaining Committee last week participated in a Field Negotiations Prep Class in Alpena, MI in preparation for their upcoming negotiations with Decorative Panels...
View ArticleMachinists Union Grand Lodge Officer Election this Saturday April 24
The IAM is holding an election for General Secretary-Treasurer Saturday, April 24, 2021. All members in good standing are encouraged to vote. Members can vote in person at their specific voting...
View ArticleMachinists Applaud Biden-Harris Task Force on Worker Organizing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Machinists Applaud Biden-Harris Task Force on Worker Organizing WASHINGTON, April 26, 2021 — Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International...
View ArticleMachinists Union Applauds Appointment of Celeste Drake to Head President...
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 — Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement:...
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Remembering Fallen IAM Members
Worker safety is one of the most important aspects of being a union member and on Wednesday, April 28, we remember those who died too soon. The IAM will honor 40 fallen members in its annual Workers’...
View ArticleMachinists at Eglin Air Force Base Achieve Big Gains in New Contract
180 IAM members from District Lodge 75, Local Lodge 20 at Eglin Air Force Base recently ratified a three-year Aerospace Service contract. The members provide back shop maintenance services on...
View ArticleHelp Pass the PRO Act
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act or H.B. 842 that passed the House in early March, has gained momentum in the Senate after IAM Members along with working families across the U.S. flooded...
View ArticleThank You for Participating in the IAM’s Democratic Process
Dear Sisters and Brothers, I want to thank each and every member who voted on April 24 or by absentee ballot in the IAM’s Grand Lodge Officer Election for General Secretary-Treasurer. Members from...
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Things Workers Need to Know After President Biden’s Address
President Biden rolled out his pro-union plan to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, water pipes, and expand broadband access during his first address to a joint session of Congress. We’re going to...
View ArticleWorkers’ Memorial Day Observance
The Machinists Union commemorated Workers’ Memorial Day with a private ceremony at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland, recognizing members who lost...
View ArticleNew Cleveland Clinic Cardiac Program Available to TCU Members Covered Under...
A new program and resource is now available to TCU/IAM members and their eligible dependents covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan, GA-23000, the Plan. The Cleveland...
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TCU President Maratea Participates in Amtrak 50th Anniversary Video Tribute
TCU President Maratea at at 1:30:45 in the video. TCU President Artie Maratea, President Joe Biden and union leaders marked Amtrak’s 50th anniversary, and set a bold, new vision for passenger rail in...
View ArticleMay is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month. The month of May was chosen by Congress to commemorate both the arrival of the first known Japanese immigrant to the U.S. (on May 7, 1843),...
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