IAM Women in Leadership: Tania Canniff
During Women’s History Month this year, the IAM is highlighting current trailblazers in the union. Are you an IAM Sister interested in taking a more active role in your union? Reach out to your...
View ArticleConnecticut Locals 700, 1746 Open Critical Negotiations for 3,000 Members at...
Wednesday marked the opening of pivotal contract talks between IAM Local 700 and Local 1746 and Pratt and Whitney management in Cromwell, CT. IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., Aerospace...
View ArticleIAM Tentative Contract Agreement at Southwest Airlines
On Monday, March 28, leadership from the IAM Transportation Department traveled to Southwest Airlines headquarters in Dallas to meet with Shop Stewards who represent thousands of Customer Service,...
View ArticleIAM Women Join Together, Build Strength at Winpisinger Center
IAM women from across the U.S. and Canada recently participated in the 2022 Women’s Leadership Program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The curriculum...
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District W2021 and Mississippi, Louisiana State Councils Building Power in South
IAM officers and activists from Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana gathered in Gulfport, MS recently to build power and learn new strategies to grow and strengthen the IAM. Across District W2021, the...
View ArticleIAM District 751 Leaders Meet to Discuss PRO Act, Aerospace Industry, and...
By Connie Kelliher, IAM District 751 Communications Director When Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal came to the Seattle 751 Union Hall for a press...
View ArticleMachinists Union Supports Introduction of Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards...
The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) supports the Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act, which would strengthen Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
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2022 Legislative Conference Registration is Open — Massachusetts...
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2022 IAM LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IS NOW OPEN: Registration for the 2022 IAM Legislative Conference is Now Open: Take up the fight in our nation’s capital for policies that benefit...
View ArticleMachinists Union Steps Up to Support Mothers Abandoned or Widowed
The IAM was the proud sponsor of a recent charity event benefitting Mothers Abandoned or Widowed (MAW), a non-profit that provides a range of assistance to previously married mothers with children who...
View ArticleBrian Bryant to Serve as Resident General Vice President, David Sullivan to...
The IAM Executive Council has taken action to appoint Brian Bryant as Resident General Vice President at IAM Headquarters. Eastern Territory Chief of Staff David Sullivan has been appointed to fill...
View ArticleIAM, Union Coalition Issues Joint Statement in Support of Judge Ketanji Brown...
This statement originally appeared on the SEIU website. A coalition of labor leaders released the following statement today ahead of the Senate’s vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the...
View ArticleMachinists Union Mourns Loss of Retired Aerospace Coordinator Ron Eldridge
The IAM mourns the loss of retired IAM Aerospace Coordinator Ron Eldridge, a long-time IAM leader and beloved father of IAM Grand Lodge Representative Juan Eldridge. Ron Eldridge, 71, passed away on...
View ArticleUFCW Honors GST Cervantes with Champion of Justice Award
IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes recently received the United Latinos of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Champion of Justice Award at its Education Conference in Las Vegas....
View ArticleRichard Johnsen to Become General Vice President of New IAM Air Transport...
The IAM Executive Council has taken action to create an IAM Air Transport Territory, consisting of all IAM air transport members in the United States. Richard Johnsen, currently IAM Chief of Staff to...
View ArticleIn Return to Historic Roots, IAM Creates Rail Division to be Led by Josh...
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Josh Hartford, who has served as an IAM District 19 General Chairman since 2017, as Special Assistant to the International President for...
View ArticleMachinists Union Applauds Historic Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to...
April 7, 2022, WASHINGTON – IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. issued this statement following the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: “The IAM...
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North Carolina Local 1859 Celebrates 75 Years Fighting for Working Families
So, what happened in 1947? Congress enacted the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act, which gave us so-called “right-to-work” states. The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League was founded and the average...
View ArticleIAM District 77 Launches Veterans Committee
District 77 is proud to announce the formation of its’ new Veterans Services Committee. Business Representative (BR) Sherman Phillips, a 34-year union member and U.S. Navy Veteran, was recently...
View ArticleDistrict 751 Machinists Institute Continues to Provide Career Pathways
Courtesy of IAM District 751. The Machinists Institute (MI), the training arm of IAM District 751, continues to make an impact and improve lives for those in the Puget Sound. In March, another group...
View ArticleChuck Herod Appointed IAM Eastern Territory Chief of Staff
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has announced the appointment of Chuck Herod, an 18-year IAM member and current Eastern Territory Grand Lodge Representative, as Eastern Territory Chief...
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