Machinists Union: Current Text of NAFTA 2.0 Will Not Stop Outsourcing
Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. issued the following statement about the signing of the new NAFTA, or USMCA: “Machinists Union members make, maintain, transport and service...
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TCU Members Working at the Amtrak Call Center in Riverside CA are Worried and...
Amtrak Call Center, TCU Members Gather to Discuss the Closing of the Amtrak Call Center in Riverside CA About 500 TCU members working at Amtrak’s call center in Riverside are shaken in the wake of the...
View ArticleBe Part of the GDA Family This Holiday Season
Once you are GDA family, you are always GDA family. That’s what Guide Dogs of America graduate Tom Olzak believes. As part of GDA’s Holiday Fund-A-Need, they want to give you a brief look into the bond...
View ArticleMachinists Push Congress for Pension Solutions
The Congressional Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans released a statement committing to continue their work to solve to the multiemployer pension crisis past Nov. 30. The...
View ArticleNAFTA 2.0 Leaves Workers Out in the Cold
The United States, Mexico and Canada recently signed the revised NAFTA 2.0, or United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The deal must still be ratified by all three countries. In the United...
View ArticleTime Change: Watch Live as the Winner of this Motorcycle is Announced
Log on to the IAM Western Territory’s Facebook page on December 13, 2018, at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET as the winning name is drawn for this 2018 Harley Davidson 115th Anniversary Edition Street Glide...
View Article2019 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference
The AFL-CIO’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department will host the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference, January 18–21, 2019 at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for 2019 Federal Workers Program
The IAM Federal Employee Program will take place February 3–8, 2019 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Due to limited class space of 30, only those who have...
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Machinists Stand with Mexican Workers Seeking Free, Independent Unions
The Machinists Union joined democratic unions from around the globe in calling for an end of sham “protection” contracts and violence against union activists that have held Mexican workers down for...
View ArticleIAM’s Independent Drivers Guild Wins Historic Victory for New York Drivers
A two-year campaign by the worker-led and IAM-affiliated Independent Drivers Guild (IDG) paid off for drivers in New York City, after officials voted Tuesday morning to set the nation’s first minimum...
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IAM Commemorates International Civil Aviation Day
Today is International Civil Aviation Day, annually observed December 7 to raise awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in social and economic development across the globe. The...
View ArticleTCU Members – Union Plus Scholarship Deadline
All TCU Members if you have college age students and have not already done so, you can still submit a completed scholarship application along with all information as required by Union Plus, online only...
View ArticleUnion Plus Holiday Discounts for TCU Members
Union Plus is offering union members and their families various ways to save on holiday gifts and travel by taking advantage of some of the following discount programs: Union Plus’s Telflora Delivery...
View ArticleTCU Response to Amtrak Management’s FAQ on Riverside Facility Closure and...
TCU representatives and call center employees were blindsided by Amtrak’s initial announcement on November 14th. For months, Amtrak held discussions with TCU reps where we asked them directly if they...
View ArticleIAM, Aviation Experts Come Together for Safety
IAM District Lodge 141 this week held its annual Safety Conference in Seattle. The conference unites union leaders and activists, airline representatives and workplace safety experts to share ideas on...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Workers at Silgan Containers On Strike in Rochelle, IL
Media Contact: Rick Pease (815) 751-9162 Bill Broughton (815) 985-2285 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rochelle, IL, December 8, 2018 – More than 170 workers at Silgan Containers in Rochelle, IL have voted to go...
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Riverside Call Center Employees Have Contributed to Amtrak’s Success for...
Riverside Call Center. Photo courtesy Google Street View Written By TCU Member and 12 year Amtrak Employee at the Riverside Call Center, Sean McGrath. Published in the Press Enterprise – Click Here to...
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Wednesday December 12 – TCU Members at Amtrak Rally to Save Union Jobs
This Wednesday, December 12th at City Hall in Riverside California, TCU/IAM is hosting a rally to protest Amtrak’s decision to shut down its call center in that community a move that will cost 500...
View ArticleLuther Williams Appointed IAM Midwest Territory Chief of Staff
IAM International President Bob Martinez has announced the appointment of Grand Lodge Representative Luther Williams to Chief of Staff of the IAM Midwest Territory, effective January 1, 2019. “I know...
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IAM Local 2068 Members on Strike at Silgan Containers in Illinois
More than 170 members of IAM Local 2068 are on strike for better wages, benefits and working conditions at Silgan Containers in Rochelle, IL. More than 170 members of IAM Local 2068 at Silgan...
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