Tell Congress to Protect Airline Workers and Co-Sponsor the ‘Fair and Open...
The Machinist Union is urging Congress to co-sponsor legislation that would protect air travelers and workers in the airline industry from foreign carriers undercutting wages and safety standards. IAM...
View ArticleIn Michigan and Across America, Machinists Union is Ready to Rebuild Middle...
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement about...
View ArticleIAM Local 701 Urges Illinois Senate to Pass Auto Mechanic Warranty Work...
IAM Local 701 is leading the charge to demand Illinois auto mechanics are paid fairly for warranty repairs. Legislation fought for by Local 701, which would force manufacturers to compensate...
View ArticleMake Your Voice Heard in the IAM’s Safety and Health Conference Survey
IAM CREST would like your feedback. Due to continued COVID restrictions this year, we are considering holding a virtual Safety & Health Conference using the ZOOM Platform. Please consider taking...
View ArticleFree College – Another Way It Pays to be IAM
It’s free. No cost. You pay nothing. If you are an IAM member, retiree or relative, you can go to college, free of charge. In October 2017, the IAM started offering a free college program as a...
View ArticlePatriotic IAM Members Help Clean Up Veterans Cemetery
Tuesday a group of Maryland-based Machinists, including IAM District 4 Business Representative Mark Duval and IAM Eastern Territory Special Representative Bryan Stymacks, traveled to southern New...
View ArticleDistrict 19 Raises Over $70,000 for Guide Dogs of America
IAM District 19 recently held their sixth annual Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines charity golf event, raising more than $70,000 for the Machinists Union’s favorite charity. The tournament...
View ArticleWinpisinger Center’s Chuck Lowe: A Lifetime of Service to Military Veterans
The motto of the Machinists Union, forever emblazoned on its flag, is “justice on the job, service to the community.” That’s not just a catchy phrase. In the Machinist Union family, those are words to...
View ArticleIAM Lays Bricks for the Fallen
On May 18th the Machinists Union laid dozens of memorial bricks for fallen members and retirees, an annual tradition at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Maryland. The post...
View ArticleDistrict 19 Raises Over $70,000 for Guide Dogs of America
IAM District 19 recently held their sixth annual Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines charity golf event, raising more than $70,000 for the Machinists Union’s favorite charity. The tournament...
View ArticleTCU Lodge 6067 Local Chairman James Abitz Retires with 30 Years of Service
From left to right in photo: Mrs. Cheryl Abitz, Former Alaska RR Local Chairman, James Abitz & Assistant General President of the Carman Division, Don Grissom. On May 23, 2021, AGP Don Grissom...
View ArticleIAM District 751’s Jason Chan Recognized as Influential AAPI Labor Leader
IAM District 751 Chief of Staff Jason Chan was recently recognized by the AFL-CIO as part of their Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month member spotlight. Chan has been a member of Local...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Dem-NPL Staff Votes to Join Machinists Union
In a historic agreement, staff workers from North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party (Dem-NPL) have voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The new members, who fight for hardworking North...
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Machinists Made: Transforming the South for Almost a Century at the Tennessee...
Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) into law as part of the New Deal in 1933, the Machinists Union has been at the forefront in the development of the...
View ArticleWichita District 70 Salutes U.S. Military with Flags of Freedom Memorial...
IAM District 70 in Wichita, KS is partnering with the United Way of the Plains by inviting members of the community to join them in a Flags of Freedom Memorial Weekend celebration at the lodge’s union...
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IAM District 65, Cascades Containerboard Workers Rally for First Contract Two...
New Machinists Union members employed by Cascades Containerboard in Niagara Falls, NY, recently rallied to call for a first contract. The 115 workers voted to join the IAM more than two years ago, and...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2021
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service. First...
View ArticleRemembering Our Heroes
Sisters and Brothers, This Memorial Day weekend, we remember military service members who have fought and died for our freedom. They were willing to put their lives on the line, at home and abroad, to...
View ArticleIAM Online Safety: Keep Your Passwords Secure
The increase in technologies and people staying home during the pandemic have reinforced the many online lessons we all need to relearn. In this series of IAM Online Safety Tips, we aim to help...
View ArticleJune is Pride Month
Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969 in New York City. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month grew out of what was once called Gay Pride Day,...
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