Sign Up for the Advanced Communicators Class
The IAM Communications Department will be conducting its Advanced Communicators Class December 8 – 13, 2019 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. This advanced...
View ArticleIAM Western Territory Raffle Raises Over $100K for Convention
Nearly $125,000 was raised in support of the IAM 2020 Grand Lodge Convention through the 2020 Grand Lodge Convention gold raffle and the MAK Grill raffle. Winners were drawn last week at the IAM Staff...
View ArticleAnother Organizing Victory in Healthcare
On Monday, September 9, 2019, 55 Military and Family Life Counselors or (MFLCs), at Ft. Bragg North Carolina, overwhelmingly voted to join the IAM. These Healthcare Professionals provide critical...
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New York Yoga Instructors Seeking IAM Representation
Yoga teachers at Yoga Works in New York City are seeking to join together with the Machinists Union. The IAM recently filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold union...
View ArticleUnion Plus Mortgage Now Available in New York
Union Plus has announced that their in-house Union Plus Mortgage Company (UPMC), is now licensed to serve union families in New York State. As a reminder, UPMC offers mortgages to qualified active and...
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GVP Galloway Announces Winners of the 2019 IAM Midwest Territory Helping...
Pictured top left to right, IAM District 66 of La Crosse, WI and southeastern Minnesota, District 8 of Chicago, Local 2018 of Indiana, and Mechanics Local 701 of Chicago were the recipients of the 2019...
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Union Membership Pays Off $150k for St. Louis Boeing Worker
Pictured left to right, IAM District 837 Assistant Directing Business Representative Chris Albin, member Ken Kellogg, retired Directing Business Representative Steve McDerman, current Directing...
View ArticlePeace, Love, Golf and Guide Dogs of America
Don’t miss out on this year’s opportunity to “drive for the dogs,” “chip for charity” and “putt for the puppies” at the annual Guide Dogs of America Charity Weekend’s golf tournament in Las Vegas on...
View ArticleApply Now for a 2020 IAM Scholarship
The 2020 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The deadline for applications...
View ArticleIAM Supports Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2019
Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Lee M. Zeldin (R-NY) reintroduced the “Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing...
View ArticleFRA Denies CSX’s Request for Relief from Brake System Safety Standards
CSX Transportation (CSX) recently petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations regarding the...
View ArticleMachinists Support UAW Members on Strike at GM Facilities
The Machinists Union stands with the thousands of UAW-represented General Motors’ workers who are walking the picket lines. The IAM supports the union’s pressure to ink a collective bargaining...
View ArticleIAM CREST Receives $75K Grant for Lobstermen Safety Training
Under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, the Department of Labor has awarded the IAM Corporation for Re-Employment and Safety Training (IAM CREST) a $75,000 OSHA safety training grant for Maine...
View ArticleMachinists Stand With Boeing SC Workers
Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. pushed back with a strongly worded letter to the editor in response to a Charleston (SC) Post and Courier editorial board piece siding with...
View ArticleIDG Protest Brings NYC Traffic to Standstill
Last week thousands of members of the Machinists Union affiliate Independent Drivers Guild (IDG), a labor group for app-based drivers at Uber and Lyft, brought rush hour traffic in New York City to a...
View ArticleFederal Workers Rally on Capitol Hill
National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM FD 1), American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), National Treasury...
View ArticleLitigation Update – In Light of New Jersey Law, Third Circuit Reinstates FELA...
On August 29, 2019, in Robinson v. NJ Transit, the Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals found that NJ Transit was not an “arm of the state.” This occurred because, on June 26, 2019, the New Jersey...
View ArticleThis Week, Activate L!VE Goes to the Dogs
Don’t miss tomorrow’s edition of the IAM’s live webcast Activate L!VE, when Guide Dogs of America joins the show. You’ll learn about the school’s training program, graduates and its upcoming annual...
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Machinists Strike at Sherwin-Williams
For the first time in nearly half a century, more than ninety machinist union members from Local 708 working at Sherwin Williams in Andover, Kansas have made the arduous decision to demand justice on...
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IAM Local 2018 Thanks Valparaiso Community for Support During Regal Beloit...
Members of IAM Local 2018 recently took out a full-page ad thanking the residents, fellow union brothers and sisters, and political leaders for their support during the Local’s two-month strike against...
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