Chicago District Council Annual Charity Golf Outing – September 21
The Chicago District Council invites union members, family and friends to their Annual Charity Golf outing at Silver Lakes Country Club in Orland Park IL on September 21st. Proceeds will go to the...
View ArticleTCU Workers on Amtrak Receive Congressional Pins and Awards for Outstanding...
In a recent event at the Amtrak Wilmington Station Congresswoman Lisa Blunt-Rochester (D-DE) presented Congressional pins and certificates for the outstanding service provided to Amtrak customers. The...
View ArticleGo for the Gold to Support the IAM 2020 Convention
Fundraising is an essential part of preparing for the 40th IAM Grand Lodge Convention September 7-11, 2020 in San Diego. You can help by entering our gold raffle, with all proceeds going to support the...
View ArticleProtecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
Members of the Congressional House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing last week to introduce comprehensive legislation to strengthen protections for workers’ right to organize a union and...
View ArticleWisconsin IAM Locals 1916 and 78 Open Negotiations with GE Medical Systems
Members of the IAM Local 1916 and Local 78 Negotiating Committees open negotiations with GE Medical Systems in Waukesha, WI. Members of the IAM Local 1916 and Local 78 Negotiating Committees opened...
View Article2019 IAM Legislative Conference Recap: We the People
IAM members’ voices were heard loud and clear last week during the 2019 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The annual IAM Legislative Conference gives members from all over the country the...
View ArticleDelta Execs Double Down on Union-Busting and Play the Victim
In a message to employees late Friday afternoon, Delta executives doubled down on their insulting, degrading and juvenile anti-union communications and claimed that “Delta respects each employee’s...
View ArticleIAM Files Charges Against Delta Air Lines for Anti-Union Tactics
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2019 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today filed election interference charges with the National Mediation Board (NMB) against Delta Air...
View ArticleTCU/IAM Local 626 Member Set to Graduate Using Free College Benefit
TCU/IAM Local 626 member Janice Scott is living the American dream. She used the benefits provided by the the union to obtain an Associates Degree in Business Management from Eastern Gateway Community...
View ArticleIAM Journal – Summer 2019
Sisters and Brothers, Shortly after I was sworn in as your International President, a member asked me, “When are we going to have a say in who the IAM endorses for president?” It was a good question,...
View ArticleIAM Welcomes New Members in Niagara Falls, NY
Employees of Cascades Mill, containerboard packaging process mill in Niagara Falls, NY voted to join the IAM recently. The 115 new members, triumphed after a month’s long campaign, in which the company...
View ArticleWhy Unions Matter: One Father’s Story
IAM Local 531C member and father Michael Voirin talks about why his coworkers are fighting for union representation at Boeing in North Charleston, SC. The post Why Unions Matter: One Father’s Story...
View ArticleIAM Files Charges Against Delta Air Lines as Support for Workers Grows
The IAM filed election interference charges against Delta Air Lines this week with the National Mediation Board (NMB), while numerous politicians publicly supported the Flight Attendant and Fleet...
View ArticleU.S. Senators Booker, Gillibrand, Menendez Call Company’s Anti-Union Tactics...
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2019 — U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian expressing deep concerns with the...
View ArticleCongress Demands Answers on Boeing South Carolina Union Supporter Firings;...
May 22, 2019, WASHINGTON – More than 70 members of Congress, led by U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), sent a letter demanding answers from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg about...
View ArticleActivate L!VE: Summer 2019 IAM Journal Edition
This week on Activate L!VE, Communications Department Assistant Director Jonathan Battaglia talks about the latest IAM Journal. The collaboration of inspiring and compelling stories of IAM members...
View ArticleDistrict 9 DBR Dave Weaver Named to IAM Law Committee
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. announced the appointment of District 9 Directing Business Representative Dave Weaver to serve on the IAM Law Committee. Weaver will fill the position...
View ArticleTwo More Years for Machinists at Gerber | Nestle’
Gerber – It is one of the most recognizable names, and logo, around the world. And with its parent company Nestle’, the two entities are powerhouses in the food industry. But that wouldn’t be the case...
View ArticleNAFTA 2.0 Lacks Meaningful Enforcement of Labor Standards, Machinists Say
Trade talks between the U.S., Canada and Mexico should be reopened to improve the enforcement of labor standards not included in the current NAFTA 2.0 text, IAM Chief of Staff and Director of Trade and...
View ArticleIAM, TWU Ask National Mediation Board to Force American Airlines to Bargain
The Transport Workers Union-IAM Association at American Airlines is asking the National Mediation Board (NMB) to step in to stop the carrier’s delay tactics that have stalled contract negotiations....
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