NRLC – FREIGHT RAILROADS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FOUR MORE UNIONS
In a release from the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC): The nation’s major freight railroads have reached tentative agreements with the Brotherhood Railway Carmen (BRC), the International...
View ArticleNotice of Nominations and Elections for IAM International President, General...
The IAM will conduct elections for the offices of International President, General Secretary-Treasurer, and 7 General Vice-Presidents for terms ending on June 30, 2021. Nominations for these offices...
View ArticleDemocrats say Trump to seek federal pay freeze and cuts to domestic security
This article written by Joe Davidson was originally published in The Washington Post, December 14, 2017. “President Trump will propose a pay freeze for federal employees and cut domestic security...
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Martinez Pledges ‘Machinist Arsenal’ to IAM Members at Harley-Davidson
IAM International President Bob Martinez (first photo, left) and Midwest Territory General Vice President Philip J. Gruber (first photo, right) join members of IAM Local 176 at the Harley-Davidson...
View ArticleBreaking Faith: Outsourcing and the Damage Done to our Communities
After months of investigations across the nation and across the border in Mexico, Interfaith Worker Justice released a report detailing how Nabisco’s parent company, Mondelez International, breaks...
View ArticleIAM, Industry Leaders Unite for Safety
IAM District 141 this week held its annual Safety Conference in Las Vegas. The conference brings together union leaders and activists, airline representatives and workplace safety experts from around...
View ArticleMaryland Machinists Who Care for Veterans Ratify First Contract
Congratulations to new IAM Local 4 members at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home (HMR of Maryland) who came together to ratify their first agreement. IAM Local 4 members fought hard to get an agreement....
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Ohio Machinists Making Holidays Merry for Many
For the 13th year, Newark, OH IAM Local 1280, along with the Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers (GMP), bought and assembled 106 bikes, 14 tricycles,...
View ArticleSave the Date: Machinists Union Aerospace Conference
The Machinists Union Aerospace Conference will take place September 10-14, 2018 in Fort Worth, TX, announced International President Bob Martinez. A call letter will be sent to Locals and distributed...
View ArticleMachinists Say #ReplaceNAFTA
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) recently headlined a #ReplaceNAFTA press conference in Washington, DC. The IAM is pushing for an agreement that will create more jobs and...
View ArticleRally to Support Oregon Precision Castparts Workers
The Oregon AFL-CIO is hosting a rally on Monday, December 18 to support new Machinists Union members at Precision Castparts Corp. Join us to tell the company that every working person deserves honor...
View ArticleDisasters Don’t Take Holidays
As Machinists Union members and other hurricane victims continue to recover in Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, many others are just beginning to face the devastation of wildfires in the...
View ArticleWick Moorman To Step Down As Amtrak Co-CEO, Assume Role Of Senior Advisor
Effective Dec. 31, Wick Moorman will step down from the co-CEO position and assume the role of senior advisor, starting Jan. 1, 2018. “The Board is grateful for Wick’s significant contributions since...
View ArticleAmtrak Has Best Month Ever for Ticket Revenue
Strong demand expected through December holiday season Amtrak achieved record revenue in November, reaching $204.7 million in system-wide adjusted ticket revenue, the best month in the company’s...
View ArticleBNSF Chairman Calls For U.S. To Remain In NAFTA
The executive chairman of BNSF railroad, Matt Rose, penned an editorial in the San Antonio Express-News pleading with lawmakers, including Texas Sen. John Cornyn, not to withdraw from the North...
View ArticleFinal CBG Union Ratifies National Agreement
Members of the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers, SEIU (NCFO) have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Carrier’s Conference Committee (NCCC), the bargaining agent...
View ArticleHoliday help for Puerto Rico
Earlier this month the IAM donated emergency aid checks to Machinists who’re victims of Hurricane Maria. Money for the checks, which are up to $500 a piece, was raised by IAM members. The post...
View ArticleRetirees Will Remember House Decision to Pass Appalling Tax Scam
Statement of Richard Fiesta, executive director, Alliance for Retired Americans, on the House passage of the Republican tax bill: “Retirees see this tax plan for what it is: a windfall for big...
View ArticleCSX Announces Death of CEO E. Hunter Harrison
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – December 16, 2017 – CSX Corporation issued the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we announce that E. Hunter Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of...
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A Holiday Message from GVP Pantoja
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