Midwest Territory Hosts IAM Organizing Department’s New Basic Training for...
IAM Organizing Director Vinny Addeo and Organizing Department staff recently conducted their new Basic Training for Organizers (BTO) program for Midwest Territory organizers at Local 701 in Aurora,...
View ArticleHonor Our Heroes by Donating to the IAM Veterans Monument
The IAM is accepting donations from members who would like to support the upcoming installation of an IAM Veterans Monument at the Winpisinger Center. Click here to donate to the IAM Veterans Monument....
View ArticleDelta Air Lines Workers Rally at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport in Drive to...
Delta Air Lines workers, along with the IAM, Teamsters, AFA-CWA, community and labor allies, rallied at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport calling on Delta Air Lines to stop its anti-union...
View ArticleRegistration is Now Open for the 2023 IAM Safety and Health Conference
Registration is now open for the 2023 IAM Safety and Health Conference to be held from October 8 – 13, 2023, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Download the...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Launch Full-Scale Attack on Rail Workers
The proposed funding levels from House Republican lawmakers would be completely devastating to railroad workers, rail safety, and railroad retirees. The bills propose to gut Amtrak and transit...
View ArticleIAM Financial Officers Learn Critical Skills to Protect Membership at...
The IAM’s Winpisinger Center and the General Secretary-Treasurer’s Office provide critical training to help build the skills of IAM financial officers. This week’s video report, featuring 15-year IAM...
View ArticleIAM Healthcare Members Take Action for National Nursing Home Staffing Standards
Last week, IAM Healthcare, along with the AFL-CIO and a coalition of labor and community allies, hosted a virtual rally for safe staffing standards to encourage the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleMachinists Union Continues Call for ‘Buy American’ Defense Increase
The IAM, the largest U.S. aerospace and defense union, is again sounding the alarm to increase the domestic production of major defense programs. As consideration of the 2024 National Defense...
View ArticleSafety Update: NIOSH Rescinds Respirator Approval
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by Honeywell International Inc. to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to Honeywell...
View ArticleAttend IAM CREST’s Online Meeting on Infectious Disease
The IAM Corporation for Re-Employment and Safety Training (IAM CREST) is hosting a Zoom meeting on Infectious Disease on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12 p.m ET. Advanced registration is required. This...
View ArticleIAM Extends Helping Hand to Vietnam Veterans
The IAM Veterans Services Program is encouraging Vietnam veterans, who are retired or active members of the Machinists Union, to sign-up and take advantage possible V.A. benefits and membership...
View ArticleAir Transport Members Speak Up at Charlotte, NC Committee on the Future Session
IAM members in the Charlotte, NC area came out to IAM Victory Lodge 1725 after a regular membership meeting for a Committee on the Future Listening Session. IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff...
View ArticleIAM’s David White Appointed to Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee
IAM Strategic Resources Director David White has been appointed to serve on the Advisory Committee of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the nation’s official export credit agency with the mission of...
View ArticleDistrict 776 M1 Members at Sheppard Air Force Base Ratify Strong New Contract
Approximately 550 Local 2771 (District 776) members who work for M1 Support Services at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a strong new contract. IAM...
View ArticleHawaii Local 1998 Women’s Committee Builds Solidarity and Engagement for...
The Sisters of IAM Local 1998 in Honolulu recently held their first Women’s Committee “Painting with a Twist” event. The purpose was to build a culture of camaraderie and solidarity, as well as...
View ArticleIAM Applauds House Passage of FAA Reauthorization
The IAM applauded the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives. The bill, which passed by a bipartisan vote of 351-69, includes...
View ArticleIAM Urges Strong Support for NDAA
By DeLane Adams ● Jul 14, 2023 Smart Brevity® count: 5 mins…1340 words Hello and welcome to Machinists on the Hill, a twice-monthly roundup of legislative advocacy on behalf of IAM members. The...
View ArticleMinnesota IAM District 77 ‘H.E.L.P.S.’ Program Supports Initiative to End...
IAM District 77 members recently volunteered their time to support the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV), an organization that works to provide housing services to veterans and former...
View ArticleIAM Rail Leaders Meet With Union Pacific Over Concerns
Brothers and Sisters, IAM Rail Division Special Representative Derrick Battle, District Lodge 19 General Chairmen Kenny Krause, Juan Estrada and Josh Cox, and several Local Chairman across the Union...
View ArticleIAM Local 778 Members Ready for Contract Talks with Honeywell
IAM Local 778 members are preparing for upcoming contract talks with Honeywell. The negotiations team met recently in Hollywood, Md. at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center to prepare for talks later...
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