Unions Make Work Safer! The case of forestry
“Unions Make Work Safer!” is the slogan for International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April 2017. Unions Make Work Safer! The case of forestry was written by BWI (Building and Wood Worker’s...
View Article141 EAP-Helping Hands Newsletter
Click here to read District Lodge 141’s EAP Helping Hands Newsletter. The post 141 EAP-Helping Hands Newsletter appeared first on IAMAW.
View ArticleActivate Your Voice at the IAM Communications Conference
Technological advancement and social media have greatly changed the way the world communicates. Is your Local or District up to date on the latest trends? Are you communicating with our members and the...
View ArticlePicture This: You Could Win the IAM Photo Contest
Don’t miss the chance to show your talent and feature your lodge members in the next IAM Calendar. Enter the 2017 IAM Photography Contest. Click here for rules and details. The entry deadline is June...
View ArticleIAM Transportation Department Rallying Ground Service Workers
The IAM has been successful in raising wages and benefits for the one group of transportation workers have been left out in the cold during the airline industry’s resurgence. More than 2,000 ground...
View ArticleBritish Columbia Local 692 Welcomes Two New Groups of Members
Machine operators and shipping and receiving personnel in Port Coquitlam BC, and forklift operators in Delta, BC, are the newest members of the IAM in Canada. Workers at Port Coquitlam’s Advanced CNC...
View ArticleMassachusetts Congressional Delegation calls on MBTA to Negotiate with IAM...
The Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, recently expressed their opposition to the outsourcing of bus maintenance at the MBTA in a letter to...
View ArticleWhat Exactly Is a Union Rep?
IAM District 75 Assistant Directing Business Representative Henry “Pappy” Perrigan recently decided to answer some of the many questions he gets about what type of job he has as a union rep. He posted...
View ArticleMayday 2017
May Day has one of two different meanings, depending on where you reside in the world. Most countries recognize this day, May 1st, as a beginning of summer celebration. In other places, like the U.S.,...
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House Railroads Committee Holds Hearing on Safety Regulations
The House Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee held a hearing today on safety regulations throughout the railroad industry. Testifying on behalf of rail labor was John Tolman...
View ArticleFreedom Day: How the Machinists Union Stood with South Africans to Overcome...
The Machinists Union—and the North American labor movement—had a larger role in taking down the institutional racism of South African apartheid than you may have thought. Twenty-three years ago, on...
View ArticleWorkers Memorial Preparations
A week before Workers Memorial Day, the grounds crew at the Winpisinger Education & Technology Center prepares the Workers Memorial site for the April 28th program that takes place every year. They...
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Clean Out Your Prescription Cabinet the Safe Way on Saturday
What do you do with expired and unused prescription medications? On Saturday, April 29, individuals can bring their medications to special collection locations throughout the country. The National...
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Boston “Pins for Pups” Raises $10K for GDA
Boston IAM air transport Local 1726 held its second “Pins for Pups” bowling charity event and raised approximately $10,000 for Guide Dogs of America. This is the second year for the event, which was...
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Watch Live: IAM Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony
Each year on April 28, we remember our fallen brothers and sisters on Workers’ Memorial Day. The IAM Safety and Health Department will honor members who were killed on the job with a Workers’ Memorial...
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Health Care Benefits Under Attack Again
Your health care benefits are coming under attack again. Extreme Republicans in Congress are trying to take away health care coverage from millions of working families. This newly proposed American...
View ArticleTTD’s Ed Wytkind Pens Amtrak Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal
On Sunday, Ed Wytkind, the President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, wrote a letter-to-the-editor of the Wall Street Journal in response to their previous editorial that largely...
View ArticleNew Office of Accountability to be Created at VA
The VA is expecting President Trump to sign and executive order creating an Office of Accountability and Wistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump, who made improving...
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Marie and Donald Pinkin
Marie and Donald Pinkin Marie and Donald have Medicare to thank for their home and health. Donald underwent back surgery after a year of excruciating pain and three cortisone shots that had no impact....
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Edie Fishman
Edie Fishman Edie Fishman, 95, relies on Medicare to maintain her quality of life. Legally blind and living with osteoporosis, she depends on Medicare for doctor visits as well as treatments. Thanks...
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