AAR Petitions FRA to Increase Off-Air Time to 24 Hours
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and its member railroads, recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from Federal railroad...
View ArticleRegister for Basic Communicator Class by March 23
Registration is open until Friday, March 23 for the May 6-11 Basic Communicator Class held by the IAM’s Communication Department. The last Communicator Class filled up quickly, so get registered now in...
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Washington Machinists Fight for Workers at State Council Meeting
Nearly 50 delegates to the Washington Machinists Council hit the state capitol in Olympia last week to be the voice of working families across the state. Prior to their lobbying efforts, Washington Lt....
View ArticleOhio Machinists at Gradall Strike to Defend Working Families
A company attack on healthcare is being met by a strike of nearly 200 IAM Local 1285 (District 54) members at Gradall Industries in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The excavator manufacturing company wants the...
View ArticleNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Handling Nanomaterials Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are materials that are intentionally produced to have at least one primary dimension less...
View ArticleOSHA Will Enforce Beryllium Standard Starting in May
This article was originally published by U.S. Department of Labor on March, 2 2018. “WASHINGTON, DC – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that it will start...
View ArticleFurman Joins IAM Communications Staff
International President Bob Martinez has announced the appointment of Michelle Furman as a Communications Representative at Headquarters, effective March 1, 2018. Furman takes over for former graphic...
View ArticleApply Now for Labor-Management Committee Grants
IAM Districts and Locals with labor-management committees have until May 31 to apply for grants from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Click here for grant application material and...
View ArticleJoin the IAM at Rolling Thunder 2018
Machinists Union members will ride as a union in Washington, DC’s annual 2018 Rolling Thunder “Ride for Freedom,” the world’s largest single-day motorcycle event. It is believed to be the first time a...
View ArticleMachinists to Remember Fallen Workers on April 30
On Monday, April 30, the IAM will gather at the Winpisinger Center to observe Workers’ Memorial Day and remember those who have suffered and died on the job. We will also commit to fighting until all...
View ArticleOhio Local 1943 Ratifies Two-Year Contract with AK Steel
Members of Middletown, Ohio Local 1943 recently ratified a two-year agreement with their employer AK Steel. The previous contract was set to expire March 15, 2018. The membership voted overwhelmingly...
View ArticleMachinists Urge Pension Committee to Embrace Butch Lewis Act
The Machinists Union is aggressively advocating that the joint congressional committee look to the recently introduced Butch Lewis Act as the best solution to fund insolvent multiemployer pension plans...
View ArticleWoman Suffers Burns after Cellphone Caught Fire in Air Canada Plane
The female passenger was burned by her phone, which caused a minor fire on board the aircraft. She suffered burns to her hands after her cellphone caught fire on an Air Canada flight while it sat on...
View ArticleNew Jersey Governor Murphy Proposes $242 Million More for NJ Transit
Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed $37.4 billion state budget adds $242 million more into NJ Transit. Added funding for the agency’s operations would be in addition to $141 million allocated in the fiscal...
View ArticleReps. Lipinski and Bacon lead bipartisan effort supporting Rail Workers and...
Today, Illinois Democrat Dan Lipinski joined with Nebraska Republican Don Bacon to lead a letter supporting additional funding to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). The letter had broad bipartisan...
View ArticleCelebrating Women’s History Month
As the labor movement celebrates Women’s History Month, the IAM communications department is taking a look back at female leadership from the 1950s and 60s. The post Celebrating Women’s History Month...
View ArticleUber and Lyft Drivers Petition NYC for a Ride-Hail Minimum Wage
The Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) is formally petitioning New York City to enact a livable minimum wage for app-based for-hire vehicle drivers, which would increase pay rates by 37 percent, and to...
View ArticleRegister Now for 2018 IAM Aerospace Conference
Details and registration information for the upcoming IAM Aerospace Conference to be held September 10–14, 2018 at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Ft. Worth, TX are now available. Check out the...
View ArticleWAGE Act Would Enforce Workplace Freedom Laws
The Machinists Union is throwing its support behind a bill to strengthen protections for working people seeking to join together in union. The Workplace Action for a Growing Economy, or WAGE Act,...
View ArticleWashington District 751 Machinists in the Record Books
Since 1967, 10,000 737s have been proudly built by members of IAM District 751. The stunning accomplishment is now being recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for the most commercial jets...
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