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A Sit-In that Made Us All Stand
The world changed on February 1, 1960 when four young black men from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro took a seat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter. In an act of...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Bet Brings Machinist Maine Lobster to Philly
The Machinists Union’s own Lobster 207, the only union-based cooperative in the lobster industry, made good on a Super Bowl bet with Philadelphia’s Pat’s King of Steaks. After the Eagles defeated the...
View ArticleMachinists Making Stand for Good Jobs at Electrolux, Harley-Davidson
The Machinists Union continues to sound the alarm about corporate management decisions to close IAM plants in Minnesota and Missouri. The announcements, both on Jan. 30, affect approximately 1,500 IAM...
View ArticleAmtrak Agreement Update
The Amtrak Ratification Package has been delivered to all Amtrak Carmen, Clerks, On Board Service Workers and Supervisors. Voting is underway. Any member who has not received a ratification package...
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GVP Gruber Visits Local 701 Auto Mechanics Still on Strike in Chicago
IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Phil Gruber, third from left, visits IAM Local 701 auto mechanics on strike at Napleton Cadillac in Libertyville, IL, along with IAM Midwest Territory and...
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IAM Midwest Territory Cornhole Tournament Raises $4.8k for Guide Dogs of America
First, Second and Third place winners (left to right) of the 2018 IAM Midwest Territory Cornhole Tournament pose with General Vice President Philip J. Gruber (left), GDA recipient Susie Halverson and...
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VA Launches New Welcome Kit for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new welcome kit for Veterans to help them use the VA benefits and services they have earned. The kit, created by the Veterans Experience Office, is now...
View ArticleWhite House’s FY19 Budget Spells Serious Trouble for Seniors and People with...
Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid not what Trump Promised During 2016 Election Statement of Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, following the release of President...
View ArticleShow Your Love the Union Way
Yes, Valentine’s Day has snuck up on us once again. If you’re like most people, you haven’t bought that special someone the one gift that shows them how much you really care about them every day of the...
View ArticleMinnesota, Machinists Union Stepping Up to Support Electrolux Workers
IAM Local 623 members are receiving an outpouring of support after management at Electrolux, a Sweden-based freezer and refrigerator manufacturer, announced the closing of its St. Cloud, Minn., plant....
View ArticleIAM/Lockheed Take On Economics
With a stroke of the pen, everything can change for the close to 4200 Machinists and their families whose lives will be touched by the Lockheed Martin Negotiations taking place in San Antonio, TX over...
View ArticleMake a Difference at the 2018 Legislative Conference
Don’t like the way things are going in Washington, DC? Attend the IAM Legislative Conference May 7-9, 2018 and be part of the solution that will make a difference. Join hundreds of IAM members in...
View ArticleEnroll in the IAM Young Machinists Training Program
Millennials are our future and research shows they are the driving force in advocating workplace change. The IAM embraces the ever-increasing influence young workers have on public policy and social...
View ArticleRoman Mayfield, A True Trade Unionist
Below is an article provided by IAM District 751 and was originally posted in 2009. We are reissuing it today in honor of Black History Month. The IAM lost a true hero and friend when brother Roman...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for Federal Employees Collective Bargaining Program
The Machinists Union will conduct a Federal Employees Collective Bargaining program April 29–May 4, 2018 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The enrollment...
View ArticleBlack Labor History on this Week’s Activate L!VE
Charlie Micallef, retired Director of the IAM Retirees, Community Service and EAP Departments, joined this week’s program to talk about past struggles to bring black workers into the established union...
View ArticleIAM Florida Sugar Workers Visit Capitol Hill
IAM Florida Sugar Workers made a visit to Capitol Hill this week to highlight the importance of sugarcane farming to the nation’s economy. IAM Florida Sugar Workers jobs include every part of the...
View ArticleKansas City Members at Harley Standing Up to Company
IAM Local 176 members in Kansas City, Mo. are asking questions of how their employer, Harley-Davidson, decided to shutter its facility there by early 2019. The closure affects 572 Machinists Union...
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Trump budget guts Amtrak long distance…again
Source: NARP.org For the second year in a row, President Trump’s budget calls for Amtrak funding to be cut in half. This year’s budget again asks to cut funding from the current $1.495 billion to $738...
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Amtrak will suspend service if PTC not installed by year’s end
Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson testifying on February 15th to House Railroads Subcommittee hearing on PTC implementation. On Thursday, Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson told the House Railroads Subcommittee...
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