One Year Deal for Machinists at McConnell AFB
IAM Local 708 members in Wichita, KS have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with FlightSafety Services Corporation (FSSC), securing a one-year contract that comes with substantial...
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IAM Wood, Pulp and Paper Council Poised to Grow Presence in Sector
IAM wood, pulp and paper workers are doubling down on efforts to organize their industry and grow bargaining power. Two more organizers will be added to the Woodworkers Department, International...
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TWU-IAM Association Notice
Click here to view the PDF of the TRO The post TWU-IAM Association Notice appeared first on IAMAW.
View ArticleHealth Advocate Online Survey – TCU/IAM Members can Win a Fitbit
As part of the last National Agreement, Health Advocate services were implemented to offer members assistance when an issue of balance billing arises; answer questions about the right medical...
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TTD Release – Two Qualified Crewmembers are Needed on All Freight Trains
In a recent release from the Transportation Trades Department AFL/CIO (TTD) of which TCU is a member: Our federal government recently prioritized the profits of the freight rail industry over safety by...
View ArticleHow the IAM Supports Its Own
Article written and submitted by District 947 Communicator Devin Ablard. People always ask exactly what a Union does. The simple answer is that a union supports you and your family: at work, at home,...
View ArticleA Priceless Union Benefit
It’s a recurring question heard on shop floors around the globe. Why do I need a union? Well, ask 43-year IAM member Steve Tucker of Local 2385 and you’ll find out. For more than four decades, Tucker...
View ArticleBack Pay for Federal Contract Workers Clears Hurdle in House
More than 1 million federal contract workers went without pay during a 35-day government shutdown. The IAM has since been fighting to ensure federal contract workers impacted by the shutdown receive...
View ArticleIAM Reaches Tentative Deal for New Contracts at Alaska Airlines
Washington, D.C., June 18, 2019 — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers today announced that it has reached tentative agreements on contracts covering approximately 5,000...
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Carman Lodge 6508 Member Receives 2019 IAM Scholarship Award
During Local Lodge T6508 Waycross, GA Union meeting on June 10, 2019, TCU Carmen Division Assistant General President, Donald Grissom, along with National Representative, Jason Cox, presented Brother...
View ArticleIAM Testifies on Capitol Hill on Behalf of Railroad Membership
Andrew Sandberg, IAM District 19 Assistant to the President, went to Capitol Hill yesterday to testify before the U.S. House subcommittee on rail policy. A massive operational change, known as...
View Article2019 IAM Empire State College Commencement
Several IAM members received their master’s and bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Empire State College’s 2019 commencement ceremonies in New York City. The post 2019 IAM Empire State College Commencement...
View ArticleOrganizing Health Care Workers in the West
At the April 2019 Western Territory Organizing Summit General Vice President Gary R. Allen, challenged the territory leadership to seek out and launch organizing campaigns targeted at nontraditional...
View ArticleNFFE-IAM Members Mobilize to Save Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers
NFFE-IAM members from across the country scored a major victory this week by saving the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. Over 1,065 UDSA/Forest Service employees were in danger of losing their...
View ArticleIAM Academic Stars Shine at Empire State College
The IAM was well represented at the SUNY Empire State College (ESC) 2019 commencement ceremonies at Lincoln Center in New York. The union’s partnership with ESC gives IAM members the opportunity to...
View ArticleIllinois IKEA Distribution Center Workers Vote to Join Machinists Union
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2019 – A group of 186 distribution center workers at IKEA distribution centers in Joliet and Minooka, Ill. voted this Wednesday and Thursday to join the International Association...
View ArticleContract Extension Update (June 24, 2019): Union Coordinated Bargaining...
Union members of the CBC, made up of eleven (11) unions, are presently working under the expired 2015-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The 2015-2019 CBA expiration deadline of midnight on...
View ArticleUnion Coordinated Bargaining Committee (CBC) continues to Stand Ready to...
Contract Extension Update #2 – June 24, 2019 Union members of the CBC, stand ready to negotiate with GE. However, GE continues to delay meeting with unions. The meeting scheduled to meet at 3:00 PM has...
View ArticleContract Extension Update #3 – June 24, 2019: Union Coordinated Bargaining...
Union members of the Union Coordinated Bargaining Committee (CBC) main negotiations table and gallery are to meet with GE at 7:00PM EST. The Company will be presenting the union negotiating team with a...
View ArticleContract Extension Update #4 – June 24, 2019: GE provides the Union...
At 8:00PM EST, Monday June 24, 2019, the Union Coordinated Bargaining Committee was presented a Final Proposal by GE. This concludes twenty (20) days of negotiations in Cincinnati, OH, one day after...
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