IAM Rail Division, District 19 Leadership Visits Local 1676 Members at...
The leadership of the new IAM Rail Division recently witnessed the skilled craftsmanship of IAM Local 1676 (District 19) members at the Norfolk Southern facility in Conway, PA. Josh Hartford, IAM...
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IAM Local 1005 Member on Mission to Help Friends, Military Veterans
Frank Wilson is a U.S. Navy Veteran, 18-year shop steward, and trustee of IAM Local 1005 in District W24. He works for the City of Portland, OR as a vehicle and equipment mechanic and is very...
View ArticleIAM Local 1005 Member on Mission to Help Friends, Military Veterans
Frank Wilson is a U.S. Navy Veteran, 18-year shop steward, and trustee of IAM Local 1005 in District W24. He works for the City of Portland, OR as a vehicle and equipment mechanic and is very...
View ArticleNational Mediation Board Releases IAM, TCU/IAM, BRC and All Rail Unions From...
After more than two years of fruitless negotiations with the various class 1 railroads and after three weeks of in-person meetings in Washington, DC, the National Mediation Board has offered...
View ArticleVertex Aerospace Workers in North Carolina Vote to Join Machinists Union
Cherry Point, N.C., June 16, 2022 — 82 aircraft technicians and related workers at Vertex Aerospace in Cherry Point, NC., overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday, June 15, to join the International...
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Machinists Union Passes Historic Resolutions, IAM Delta Organizer Inspires at...
The Machinists Union delegation, led by International President Robert Martinez Jr., took center stage at the AFL-CIO’s 2022 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. An IAM Delta Air Lines organizer...
View ArticleMachinists Union Applauds House Committee Approval of Global Aircraft...
Washington, June 16, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) applauds the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for approving the Global Aircraft...
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Midwest Territory’s Sporting Clays Shoot and Classic Car Show Raise Over $19K...
The IAM Midwest Territory raised more than $19,000 at two recent events benefiting the IAM’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines, which provides service dogs free of charge to...
View ArticleNegotiations Preparation for National Flight Attendants
National Flight Attendant Brother Dev Oman updates the membership about the negotiating preparations class that happened this week at the Winpisinger Education Center. The post Negotiations Preparation...
View ArticleMachinists Union’s Coalition of Organized Retail Employees Wins Historic...
TOWSON, Md., June 18, 2022 – Over 100 Apple store employees in Towson, Md., who recently organized into the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE), have overwhelmingly voted to join the...
View ArticleHow the Machinists Celebrate Juneteenth
Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of the IAM, We have had a whole year to prepare our nation for Juneteenth as a federal holiday. A holiday that remembers June 19, 1866, the day Afro-Texans gathered...
View ArticleMachinists Union Mourns Loss of Retired Western Territory General Vice...
The IAM is saddened to report that the union has lost retired Western Territory General Vice President Justin Ostro, a longtime leader with a great passion for the IAM and working people. Ostro, 94,...
View ArticleIAM Photography Contest Deadline Extended
There’s still time to enter the 2022 IAM Photography Contest! The deadline to enter has been extended to August 5, 2022. Photos entered in this year’s contest will be featured in the 2023 calendar....
View ArticleIAM Local 1379 Members Ratify Strong Three-Year Contract with Kennedy Valve...
180 IAM Local Lodge 1379 (IAM District 65) members at Kennedy Valve in Elmira, NY, who produce fire hydrants and water valves, recently ratified an extremely strong three-year agreement. The membership...
View ArticleIAM Mourns Passing of Retired Director Charlie Bradford
The IAM is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of retired Machinist, Charlie (Gene) Bradford, at the age of 89. Bradford held many roles in the IAM in his 43-year career, and his 70 years with the...
View ArticleNew Machinists Union Report Analyzes State of the Aerospace Industry, Charts...
This week, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), North America’s largest aerospace labor union, released a new detailed report analyzing the state of the aerospace...
View ArticlePride and Powerful
Pride month is celebrated during the month of June as a remembrance of the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid on June 28,...
View ArticleMachinists Union Reaches Historic, Industry-Leading Tentative Agreement...
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached a tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines that, for the first time in the carrier’s...
View ArticleMachinists Join Moral March on Washington
Julie Frietchen, IAM Director of Women’s and Human Rights, talks about the recent Moral March on Washington. The Machinists Union supported the protest, along with thousands of others from around the...
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Machinists Union Members Make Powerful Return to Capitol Hill at IAM...
IAM members and political activists from across the United States convened in Washington, DC this week for the 2022 IAM Legislative Conference, hearing from allies of the Machinists Union and lobbying...
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