TTD Release – Statement on Elaine Chao’s Confirmation as Secretary of...
Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), of which TCU is a member, issued this statement on the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Elaine Chao as Secretary of...
View ArticleUpcoming Events
The Women’s, Human Rights and Young Workers department is proud to present… Our 2017 Sister’s Summit in March in New York City. Our 2017 Young Workers Strategy Program being hosted in May and September...
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CLUW’s Lobby Day
“Women: Taking it to THE HILL:” Thursday, March 16 CLUW will be conducting a Lobby Day. Click Here for more information. Click Here for the registration information. Click here for the agenda. The...
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Deadline Approaches for Retirees’ Assistance Program at Winpisinger Center
The deadline to register for the IAM Retirees’ Assistance Program is February 19, 2017. The Retirees’ Department is convening the program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center...
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Canadian IAM Member Makes History
Janet Andrews of IAM Local 764 has been elected as the Secretary-Treasurer of the New Westminster and District Labour Council (NWDLC), effective February 22, 2017. This marks the first time an IAM...
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How to Support Boeing South Carolina Workers
Workers at the Boeing South Carolina 787 assembly plants looking for respect on the job are battling a major anti-union campaign filled with lies and misrepresentation by management. Workers and their...
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Right-to-Work Passes in Missouri, But Working People Look to Counterpunch
The ink was barely dry on Missouri’s new “right-to-work” law when working people struck back by filing a referendum petition to freeze the law and put it on the ballot in 2018. The law forces unions to...
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Again, Eglin Workers Say IAM Yes
It’s a win for the Southern Territory as 50 new employees at Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida just became our newest IAM Brothers and Sisters. IAMAW’s Southern Territory General Vice...
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Indiana Local 153 Ratifies Two-Year Contract with Grote Industries
Prior to entering negotiations with Grote Industries, members of IAM Local Lodge 153 Bargaining Committee received negotiation preparation training at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood,...
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Register for the Young Workers Class
The young workers training will prepare your lodge’s next generation of leaders. Register today for the training in May or September at the Winpisinger Education Center. Click here for the Call Letter...
View ArticleRetraction: Heritage Foundation not targeting railroad retirement for repeal...
We recently posted on our website a statement that the Heritage Foundation included railroad retirement on a list of government programs that it would seek to repeal or rein in. We are pleased to...
View ArticleVoice Activation: Be a Part of the IAM Communications Conference
The IAM Communications Department is looking for district and local lodge communicators and members who would like to improve the way the IAM connects with each other and the public. If you want to...
View ArticleLast Chance: Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Anti-Health Secretary
With the Senate poised to vote Friday on the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to become Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, now is the time to make your voice heard. Call the Senate...
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Machinists Lobby to Protect Pensions in Ottawa
The IAM members and other unions of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) lobbied Parliament to stop Bill C-27, an attack on defined benefit pension plans. From left: CLC President Hassan Yussef; IAM...
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Independent Drivers’ Guild Solidarity Results In Uber CEO Ditching Trump Panel
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has stepped down from President Trump’s economic advisory council after a petition started by the Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) that represents Uber drivers garnered huge...
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Don’t Believe Anti-Union Hype, Cadence Workers Say
IAM 751 Union Steward Gary Naple, Business Rep Greg Campos and Union Steward Mike Powell. After one year of membership in the Machinists Union, union stewards at Cadence Aerospace-Giddens have this...
View ArticleSnowstorm Be Damned; California Army Depot Workers Vote IAM
The IAM is proud to welcome 216 new members who overwhelmingly voted “union yes” at the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong, CA. The AECOM employees handle the storage and repair of equipment for the U.S....
View Article‘Solidarity Lunch Walks’ Help Milwaukee Members Secure New Contract
It took six long weeks for Milwaukee IAM Local 66 and Boilermakers Local 1503 to hammer out a joint agreement with the Perlick Corporation. The membership’s creative show of solidarity is what finally...
View ArticleHouse Democrats Introduce Bill to Strengthen Worker Health and Safety Law
Democrats on the House Education and the Workforce Committee reintroduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act, legislation that strengthens and modernizes the Occupational Safety and Health Act of...
View ArticleIAM Local 41 and 313 Members on Strike at American Pulverizer
On October 31, 2016, 21 members of IAM Local Lodges 41 and 313, of District 9, in St. Louis, Missouri went on strike against their employer American Pulverizer. The strike began when members rejected...
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