IAM 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 ArticleTTD Release – Trump Missed Opportunity to Show Visionary Leadership on...
Larry Willis, President of the Transportation Trades Department, of which TCU is a member, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to today’s failed infrastructure meeting between President...
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Chicago IAM Mechanics Local 701 Members H.E.L.P. in the Community
Members of the IAM Mechanics Local 701 Community Outreach Committee, Local 701 members, Local leadership, and their families volunteer their time to paint and provide much-needed spring cleaning at 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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Congress Turns Up Heat on Boeing for Firing SC IAM Members
More than 70 members of Congress, led by U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), sent a letter demanding answers from Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg about workplace procedures and recent...
View ArticleRRB Release – Medicare for Railroad Families
The Federal Medicare program provides hospital and medical insurance protection for railroad retirement annuitants and their families, just as it does for social security beneficiaries. Medicare has...
View ArticleFRA’s Decision on Crew Size Undermines Rail Safety
Washington, DC – Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department, of which TCU is a member, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued a statement in response to the Federal Railroad Administration’s...
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Memorial Day 2019
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service. First...
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2019 IAM Scholarship Winners
The IAM is pleased to announce the 2019 Scholarship winners. An impartial committee of educators selected 16 recipients for this year’s awards. We congratulate the winners and thank all those who...
View ArticleLiderazgo en español II se engrana hacia el activismo
El Centro Winpisinger organizó la clase de Liderazgo en Español II del 12 al 17 de mayo en Placid Harbor en Hollywood, Maryland. Los participantes de la clase llegaron de todos los Estados Unidos,...
View ArticleSpanish Leadership II Gears towards Activism
The Winpisinger Center hosted the Spanish Leadership II class May 12 through the 17th at Placid Harbor in Hollywood Maryland. The class participants came in from all over the United States, Canada, and...
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CBTU: United for a Better Tomorrow
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) recently held its 48th International Convention in Atlanta. This year’s theme was “Reclaiming our Country: United for a Better Tomorrow.” Over 800...
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Ohio Local 912 Day of Action at GE
Members of IAM Local 912 marched together in a show of solidarity during GE’s Health Ahead and OneEvendale Day. More than 300 members walked all around the campus during their lunch – and management...
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TCU & IAM District 19 safety survey on “Precision Scheduled Railroading”
Source: Labor Notes Today, TCU and the IAM’s District 19 are announcing the rollout of a survey tool for union members to tell their stories with regards to the safety impacts of “Precision Scheduled...
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