Labor Leaders Deliver Unified Trade Message to President Trump
Labor is united in its view that NAFTA is a disaster for working people and must be fixed. We had a very productive meeting which made clear to the president that a new NAFTA must create fair and...
View ArticleNew York Machinists to Fight Dresser Rand Plant Closure
Nearly 250 IAM Members in a tiny community of Western New York were left reeling Monday afternoon when Siemens officials suddenly announced the impending sale, and closure of the historic Dresser Rand...
View ArticleIAM Members Endorse Incumbent Grand Lodge Officers
Machinists Union members have completed the endorsement process for the election of Grand Lodge Officers. The results from the DOL-supervised election are that over 770 IAM Local Lodges endorsed the...
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February 2018 Advanced Training Newsletter
In the February issue of the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Newsletter: Highlights of the excellent employment obtained by our Job Corps graduates. Average wage of these job placements shown is $16.20/hr!...
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Creating Women Leaders at the W3 Center
Over 30 courageous women gathered together last week at the William W. Winpisinger Center for the Women’s Leadership Program. It was a week full of learning, collaborating, laughing and solidarity....
View ArticleWisconsin Locals Prepare for Bargaining with Trane
Negotiating Committee for Locals 21 and 1115, along with the Directing Business Representative from District 66, participated in the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the...
View ArticleWomen of the IAM Shine on Activate L!VE
IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes, Women’s, Human Rights and Young Workers Director Rhonda Rogers and a packed studio of our union’s women leaders took part in a special edition of the...
View ArticleNew Mexico IAM Member Rebuts Right-to-Work Claims
In a recent Las Cruces Sun-Times letter to the editor, New Mexico Local 2515 member Brian Breitag exposed the misleading claims of right-to-work (RTW) proponents. “’Right to work for less’ laws are a...
View ArticleNew York IAM Member Struck, Killed by Shuttle Bus
IAM Local 447 member Stephen Morales, was struck and killed by an airport shuttle bus at LaGuardia Airport last week. Morales, who lived nearby, often commuted to work by bicycle, and initial reports...
View ArticleLabor’s Link to Black History
As Black History Month comes to a close, it’s important to remember early African American pioneers in the labor movement. It’s also a great time to shed light on IAM’s march for racial equality. The...
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IAM/Lockheed: The Gold Standard in Aerospace
“This is the power of Collective Bargaining in black and white,” said IAM’s Southern Territory General Vice President Mark A. Blondin proudly, holding the final agreement. “Thousands of Machinists...
View ArticleAmtrak Agreement Ratified
By an overwhelming vote TCU Members have ratified the Amtrak Agreement. Clerks Voting 98.67% in favor Carmen Voting 95.85% in favor *ASWC On-Board Service Workers Voting 90.53% in favor ARASA MofW...
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Minnesota IAM Local 623 Members Lend a Helping ‘Hand’ to St. Cloud Community
IAM Local 623 members helped prepare a new training facility dedicated to helping immigrant families in their move to St. Cloud, MN as part of the “IAM H.E.L.P.S. in the Community” program....
View ArticleTCU/IAM on this Week’s Activate L!VE
IAM Communications Representative DeLane Adams was joined in studio by TCU/IAM Executive Director Steve Wilhelm to talk about history, training new members and recent contracts. In case you missed the...
View ArticleCreating Women Leaders at the W3 Center
Over 30 IAM women gathered last week at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD for the Women’s Leadership Program. Attendees learned how to form committees, conflict resolution, public...
View ArticleTonight: Watch IAM Members at ULA Launch Satellite into Space
IAM Local 610 members at United Launch Alliance (ULA) in Cape Canaveral, FL are scheduled to launch the Atlas V rocket Thursday night between 5 and 7 p.m Eastern. The 197-foot tall Atlas V rocket was...
View ArticleIAM Mourns Diane Jeanette Blondin
Diane Jeanette Blondin, the mother of IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin and a 52-year IAM member, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018. Diane Blondin initiated into IAM Local 751A in...
View ArticleMachinists Win Labor Mobility in Airbus Reciprocity Agreement
Members of IAM Local Lodge 712 voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new reciprocity agreement on Sunday, as their employer Bombardier, and Airbus, work toward finalizing their partnership to produce the...
View ArticleIAM Lockheed Votes Yes
The votes are in, the numbers are tallied and the answer is Yes! The Machinists at Lockheed Martin have a contract. “I’m very proud of our Sisters and Brothers at Lockheed Martin for standing strong...
View ArticleThursday, March 8th is International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Run annually on March 8, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender...
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