Machinists Show Giving Spirit this Holiday Season
The IAM and its members have always taken the time to find ways to give to those in need. This holiday season, across North America, that spirit is on display in a variety of ways....
View ArticleTwo Week Strike Ends in Victory for Illinois Hollister-Whitney Members
IAM Local 822 members in Quincy, IL are back on the job after a nearly two-week strike against employer Hollister-Whitney. IAM Local 822 members in Quincy, IL are back on the job after a nearly...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from IAM Grand Lodge
IAM Headquarters will close for the holidays at the end of business Friday, December 16, 2016 and re-open Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Best wishes to all for a safe and joyous holiday season. Watch a...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
The IAMAW Retirees, Member and Employee Assistance Program Department wish you and your families a healthy and joyous holiday season! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Through your continued support...
View ArticleLocal Lodge 63’s Young Workers Committee Gives Back
The Young Machinists of LL 63 wanted to give back this holiday season. When one young machinists, Jessica Hart Deming, suggested working with Labor Community Services, the others were quick to agree....
View ArticleTell Your Representative on Jan. 4: Hands off Medicare
It’s urgent. With Republicans in charge of Congress and the executive branch, retirees are in facing most hostile political climate we’ve seen in a generation. We need all hands on deck. Make a...
View ArticleOrganizing Global Multinational Corporations
IAM Wood, Pulp and Paper Workers across the U.S. are also part of the global labor movement and have an important role to play to improve workers’ rights, working conditions and terms of employment for...
View ArticleBuilding and Wood Worker’s International World Board Meeting
Organizing Director Don Barker and Woodworkers Chief of Staff Mike Rose spend time with Panamanian union Brothers while attending BWI’s World Board Meetings. The Building and Wood Workers’...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Settles Department of Labor Ramp Service Lawsuit
United Airlines last week settled a lawsuit brought by the Labor Department (DOL) over working conditions for its Ramp Service workers at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport. The agreement between the...
View Article800 Years of Knowledge
The windy city owes a big thank you to this group of hard-working Machinists just a few miles away in Chicago Heights. The post 800 Years of Knowledge appeared first on IAMAW.
View ArticleRegister Now! Basic Communicator Class May 7-12
Registration is now open for the May 7-12 Basic Communicator Class held by the IAM’s Communication Department. The last Communicator Class filled up quickly, so get registered now in order to secure...
View ArticleDeadline Nears for 2017 Basic Web Development Class
Time is running out! Get registered now to be part of the March 12-17, 2017 Basic Web Development Class held by the IAM Communications department. The registration deadline is January 12, 2017. Click...
View ArticleNJ Members at Trump Plaza get Raises in First Contract
Concierge employees, Porters and Doormen of IAM Local 447 working at the Jersey City, NJ Trump Plaza unanimously ratified their first contract recently with Planned Companies, bringing immediate wage...
View ArticleAn IAM Woman in a Man’s World
Ketchikan, AK resident and IAM Local 2202 member Kimberly Stone spends part of her time teaching ballet, but it is her full-time job at Alaska Airlines that has changed her life. Click here to read an...
View ArticleSafer Working Conditions for IAM Ramp Service Members at United
United Airlines last week settled a lawsuit brought by the Labor Department (DOL) over working conditions for its Ramp Service workers at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport. The agreement between the...
View ArticleAttack on Workers Heats Up in Bluegrass State
It’s just a few short days into 2017 and union workers across the county are under attack by their state legislators. Kentucky lawmakers seem to be the frontrunners in the race to crush middle-class...
View ArticleMedicare for Railroad Workers and Their Families
The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) released a booklet on how Medicare effects railroad workers. The booklet is issued for general information and does not cover certain limitations, exceptions and...
View ArticleWhat’s New for Practitioners
2017 Premium Filing Instructions: The Comprehensive Premium Filing Instructions for 2017 Plan Years (including the illustrative form) have been approved by OMB and are now available on PBGC’s website....
View ArticleAction Alert: Kentucky Legislature Ramming Through Anti-Worker Laws
Kentucky Republicans have changed legislative rules to speed through anti-worker legislation, without public hearings or comments, under the guise of “emergency legislation.” In addition to repealing...
View ArticleAFL-CIO President Trumka Writes Congress on Healthcare Repeal
In a letter to Congressional Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Ryan, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka urges Congress to abandon the planned rollbacks of the nations health care programs:...
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