IAM Advocacy Results in Major Funding for Machinists Built Programs in the...
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has passed and been signed into law by President Biden. The legislation totals $768 billion for national defense programs, including extensive funding for...
View ArticleMaine Lobstering Union Granted Intervener Status to Protect Fishermen
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2021 – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Dec. 28 ruled that is permitting the Maine Lobstering Union (MLU) to intervene as a plaintiff in a case against the...
View ArticleNew York City Architectural Workers Move to Join IAM
Architectural workers at SHoP in New York City have requested voluntary employer recognition of their union with IAM District 15. The Union Organizing Committee at SHoP and the IAM recently sent a...
View ArticleOrder Your 2022 IAM Calendar
The 2022 IAM Calendar, featuring winners of the 2021 IAM Photo Contest, is now available for order. To order the 2022 IAM Calendar, download an individual order form or bulk order form for Lodges that...
View ArticleWe Pledge to Protect Our Democracy
Sisters and Brothers, One year ago, we watched as violence overtook the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop our nation’s sacred tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. Everyday citizens, first...
View ArticleDistrict 26 Members at Pratt and Whitney Prepare for Contract Negotiations at...
Negotiating committee members from IAM District 26 (Locals 700 and 1746) recently came together at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD in preparation for upcoming contract negotiations...
View ArticleIAM District 160 Wins Organizing Campaign for Educational Equity Workers
Adapted from our Brothers and Sisters at IAM District 160. Approximately 116 employees at non-profit Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) voted overwhelmingly to join IAM District 160. The year-long...
View ArticleIAM Wins Backpay and Dignity for Employees of Strategic Technology Institute...
After a legal fight that lasted more than two years, the Machinists Union is proud that a group of former employees from Strategic Technology Institute (STI) will receive full back pay with interest...
View ArticleVeterans Affairs Healthcare Professionals in Texas Vote Overwhelmingly to...
Fifty healthcare professionals from Overton Brooks Department of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center outpatient clinic in Longview, TX recently voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The successful...
View ArticleHelp Us Build Power at the IAM Women’s Leadership Training Program
Want to build up our IAM Sisters while sharpening your leadership skills? Consider joining other active IAM women from across the U.S. and Canada and participating in the 2022 Women’s Leadership...
View ArticleEl Grupo de Liderazgo en Español se reúne en Winpisinger para planear el año...
Miembros del Grupo de Trabajo de Liderazgo en Español (SLWG) se reunieron la semana del 6 de diciembre de 2021 en el Centro William W. Winpisinger para revisar y actualizar los materiales de clase de...
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Spanish Leadership Working Group Meets at Winpisinger to Plan for 2022
Members of the Spanish Leadership Working Group (SLWG) met the week of December 6, 2021 at the William W. Winpisinger Center to review and update the Spanish Language programs class materials and to...
View ArticleTell Your U.S. Senators to Sideline the Filibuster and Protect Our Voting Rights
The right to vote for who we want to represent us is the foundational cornerstone of our democracy. Our ability to cast our ballot each Election Day is fundamental to our system of government. Yet, in...
View ArticleMLK Would Call on Us to Protect Our Democracy
Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends of the IAM, This weekend, we honor the life and legacy of an iconic civil rights activist. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an early proponent of voting rights and a...
View ArticleIAM Members at Hawaiian Airlines to Vote on Tentative Agreements with...
The IAM has reached historic tentative agreements with Hawaiian Airlines for the carrier’s Clerical, Office, Stores, Fleet and Passenger Service, and Maintenance and Related groups. If ratified by the...
View ArticleRochester Veterinary Emergency Hospital Workers Vote to Join Machinists Union
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2022 — 130 workers at Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services (VSES) in Rochester, N.Y., overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and...
View ArticleA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Message from IAM Transportation
This weekend, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a tireless advocate for working people and unions. Dr. King knew that any inequality and injustice were dangers to our democracy. “All labor that...
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New York Veterinary Hospital Workers Win Historic Victory, Join IAM
Over 130 workers at Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Services (VSES) in Rochester, NY, overwhelmingly voted to join the IAM last week. WATCH: VSES: First Veterinary practice on East Coast to...
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BCPL Employees Join IAM – IAM Fights to Protect Maine Loggers – TCU/IAM...
BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY EMPLOYEES VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO JOIN MACHINISTS UNION: A group of 460 Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) full and part-time employees across the county’s 19...
View ArticleIAM Asks For Washington State Funding to Restore Aluminum Smelter Jobs
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. submitted testimony in support of funding from Washington state for an aluminum smelter restart project. The project will restore aluminum manufacturing...
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