Industry Employment and Earnings
June 2018 The United States average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by $0.08 to $26.92, or 0.3 percent, in May 2018 and increased by $0.71 or 2.7% from the previous...
View ArticleRegister Now for EAP IV
Time is running out to register for the EAP IV Program September 16-21, 2018 held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Deadline to register is July 22, 2018....
View ArticleHelp Your Union Serve the Community
The IAM motto is Justice on the Job, Service to the Community. Attend the IAM Community Services Class September 9-14 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD and...
View ArticleLos programas en español del Centro Winpisinger fortalecen la capacidad de...
La misión principal de la instalación de educación clase-mundial del IAM, el Winpisinger Center (W3), es poner la educación a disposición de todos los miembros de la Unión de Maquinistas. Los...
View ArticleSpanish Language Programs at Winpisinger Center Strengthen IAM’s Capacity to...
The primary mission of the IAM’s world-class education facility, the Winpisinger Center, is making education available to all Machinists Union members. Current and future officers, activists and...
View ArticleMachinists, Sen. Murphy Call for 100% Buy America Defense Products
The Machinists are joining U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (CT) in a push to increase Buy America provisions for defense products made for the military to 100 percent. The amendment to the National Defense...
View ArticleSecond Annual CIRT Class Held at Winpisinger Center
The Transportation Department this week held its second annual Critical Incident Response Training (CIRT) class at the Winpisinger Center (W3). The 22 participants took the knowledge they learned last...
View ArticleJust Be You
As he does every day, Bruce Mills glanced at his phone this morning to see the daily text from Tamara, his wife of twenty-one years. The message read, “I believe in you.” Armed with those words,...
View ArticleU.S., Canadian Machinists are United on Trade
The Machinists Union is raising strong concerns regarding the recently announced direction of the Administration’s trade policy. “Criticizing Canada’s trade practices does not contribute to improving...
View ArticleIAM-NFFE Stands Strong Against Attacks
As the US government implements several presidential executive orders aimed at diminishing the power of federal unions, Randy Erwin, president of NFFE, says labor is motivated and his membership is...
View ArticleA Powerful Speech on Race and Unity
This month Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. delivered a powerful message of unity at the annual Coalition of Black Trade Unionists convention in Florida. The post A...
View ArticleMachinists Honor U.S. Army on 243rd Birthday
On National Flag Day, the Machinists Union is proud to congratulate the U.S. Army, as celebrates another year in its distinguished history. “On this day 243 years ago, one of the world’s most respected...
View ArticleMachinists: White House’s Attack on Federal Workers is Illegal
WASHINGTON – The Machinists Union (IAM) and a dozen other unions have filed suit against the Trump administration to stop the president’s executive orders that take away rights from federal workers....
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Utah and Idaho IAM Locals Raise $7K for Guide Dogs
Salt Lake City, UT IAM Local 568 teamed up with Blackfoot, ID Local 2006 recently and held their 10th annual car show raising $7,000 for Guide Dogs of America. More than 30 cars came out to Magna, Utah...
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IAM Local 701 Auto Mechanics Receive ‘Solidarity Award’ for 2017...
Members of Chicago IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 receive the DePaul University Labor Education Center “Solidarity Award” for their “courage, dedication, unity and solidarity” during a seven-week...
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Machinists Union Signs Alliance Agreement with Spain’s Federación de...
GVP Pantoja and CCOO Civil Aviation General Secretary Manuel Sanchez Rollon as they completed signing the Alliance Agreement. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)...
View ArticleIAM Members Earn Master’s Degrees
Grace DiBartolo and Edison Fraser became the first two IAM members to earn master’s degrees through a partnership with SUNY Empire State College. The post IAM Members Earn Master’s Degrees appeared...
View ArticleWatch International President Martinez’s Compelling Speech on Unity
The time is now for working people to unite like never before, said IAM International President Bob Martinez in a rousing speech to the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. “I firmly believe that the...
View ArticleMachinists Call on Boeing to Negotiate in South Carolina
After voting nearly two-to-one for the IAM, Boeing Flight Line Technicians in South Carolina officially have the legal right to negotiate a better life for themselves and their families. “The...
View ArticleFirst Master’s Degrees Conferred in IAM’s Empire State College Partnership
Grace DiBartolo and Edison Fraser became the first two IAM members to earn master’s degrees through a partnership with SUNY Empire State College. The school’s graduation ceremonies took place June 7 at...
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