CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio Widens: Now 361-to-1
Once again there’s more for them and less for us. The imbalance between the pay of CEOs and working people continues to increase. In 2017, CEO pay at S&P 500 Index companies increased to an average...
View ArticleAnother Attack on Federal Workers
The attack on federal workers continues, as multiple executive orders were signed last week aimed directly at the rights of the two million federal employees and the unions that represent them. The...
View ArticleIAM Celebrates International Flight Attendants Day
“In honor of International Flight Attendants Day, the IAM would like to thank all flight attendants today and every day for the safety, service and comfort they provide that, all too often, goes...
View ArticleGDA Summer Auction Begins June 1
Guide Dogs of America’s Doggone Fun Summer Auction is just one day away. There’s no time like the present to look through more than 200 items including: A day with the GDA trainers Summer concerts Gift...
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Remembering Brother Billy Stivers
On May 27, 2018, labor lost one of its own as Billy Edward Stivers Sr. took his last breath in New Albany, Indiana after 63 years of life. “The Machinists Union family lost a great leader, member and...
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Striking WV Machinists Standing Strong
Striking IAM Local 818 members were joined on the picket line yesterday by dozens of other union members and supporters to show solidarity with the workers in the eighth week of their strike at...
View ArticleBoeing South Carolina Flight Readiness Technicians Join Machinists Union
Bob Martinez, Machinists Union International President: “The South Carolina Flight Readiness Technicians at Boeing have spoken loud and clear. They want to be a part of the International Association of...
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June is Pride Month
June is unofficially recognized this year as LGBTQ Pride Month, because of a demonstration that took place in 1969. The morning of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a...
View ArticleRRB Release – Railroad Retirement Age Reductions
Railroad retirement benefits are subject to reduction if an employee with less than 30 years of service retires before attaining full retirement age. While employees with less than 30 years of service...
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Boeing South Carolina Flight Readiness Technicians Join Machinists Union
Bob Martinez, Machinists Union International President: “The South Carolina Flight Readiness Technicians at Boeing have spoken loud and clear. They want to be a part of the International Association...
View ArticleSENATORS CONGRATULATE BOEING FLIGHT TECHNICIANS ON VOTE TO JOIN MACHINISTS UNION
Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tom Udall (D-NM), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD),...
View ArticleMachinist Might Surges Out West
During the IAM Western Territory’s recent conference in Portland, OR, hundreds of delegates celebrated the union’s gains in regional growth and organizing. The post Machinist Might Surges Out West...
View ArticleEmployment and Unemployment
June 2018 Jobs Report According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. employment rate for May 2018 was 3.8, the lowest rate since April 2000. This rate was also below market...
View ArticleTecnocap Workers Hold the Line
For eight long weeks, IAM Local Lodge 818 members have been walking the picket line at Tecnocap in West Virginia. The post Tecnocap Workers Hold the Line appeared first on IAMAW.
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Western Territory Conference Focuses on Union Power
Over 100 Fighting Machinists from the IAM’s Western Territory gathered in Portland, OR last weekend for a territory conference. Members participated in presentations organizing, bargaining, inclusion...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Boeing Workers Win on this Week’s Activate L!VE
Join the IAM’s live studio webcast of Activate L!VE Wednesday, June 6 at 3 p.m. Eastern. This week the IAM Organizing Department will bring you up to date on the important worker victory in South...
View ArticleMachinists Make Strong Showing at CBTU Convention
The National Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) recently held its annual conference in Orlando. This year’s theme was “47 Years Strong: From Surviving to Thriving.” Machinists Union...
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IAM Local 701 Strike Line Back Up at Napleton Libertyville Cadillac, Labor...
Members of IAM Local 701 have been on strike in their fight to obtain a first contract at the Napleton Cadillac car dealership in Libertyville, IL, for more than ten months, including during the...
View ArticleSupport the Mission of Federal Workers
President Trump issued three executive orders on May 25 that make it harder for federal workers to do their job. Machinists Union members are among thousands of federal civil servants who support our...
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IAM Hosts Job Fair, Extends Free College Program to Harley-Davidson,...
IAM Local 623 members employed at Electrolux in St. Cloud, MN attend an information session on the IAM Free College program, a union benefit extended to the members and their families in the wake of...
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