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Employment and Wages for Production and Nonsupervisory Workers, January 2019
Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees (a good measure for rank and file workers) showed that private sector added 274,000 jobs compared to 110,000 jobs in December. Find out more....
View ArticleRally: Federal Contract Workers Deserve Back Pay Too!
IAM District Lodge 166 held a rally this past weekend urging Congress to give federal contractors the back pay they deserve. IAM members at Kennedy Space Center in Florida fall under this umbrella,...
View ArticleOrganizando en Español en W3
El Centro William W. Winpisinger celebrará su programa de organización en español del 31 de marzo al 5 de abril. El programa de organización en español refleja a su contraparte en inglés, ya que...
View ArticleOrganizing Program – Se Habla Español at W3
The William W. Winpisinger Center is hosting its Organizing program in Spanish in March from the 31st to April 5. The Organizing program in Spanish mirrors its English counterpart in that it provides...
View ArticleSimmons Appointed Midwest Territory Special Representative
IAM International President Bob Martinez has announced the appointment of IAM Local 778 Recording Secretary Brian Simmons to the position of Special Representative for the IAM Midwest Territory,...
View ArticleLife Insurance Premium Help for Members Affected by Shutdown
IAM members affected by the government shutdown now have some relief available in the form of life insurance premium assistance from their union insurance providers. Furloughed IAM members...
View ArticleFirst Contract for New Ohio District 54 Members
New IAM members working at The Bionetics Corporation in Heath, OH overwhelmingly ratified their first agreement last week. The group which recently joined District 54 fall under the Service Contract...
View ArticleIAM NASA Federal Contract Workers Rally for Back Pay
Machinists Union members who work at NASA as federal contract workers held a rally this weekend calling on Congress to swiftly pass legislation that grants back pay to federal contractors, just like...
View ArticleTell Congress That Federal Contract Workers Deserve Back Pay, Too
The Machinists Union strongly supports back pay for federal contract workers affected by the government shutdown. The IAM is supporting the bipartisan Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019,...
View ArticleBargaining Table Bootcamp for GE Negotiations
Thousands of IAM members at General Electric will negotiate a new contract this summer in Cincinnati, Ohio. At least 25 Machinists, who will represent the giant bargaining unit, prepared for the...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for Federal Employees Collective Bargaining Program
The IAM will conduct a Federal Employees Collective Bargaining program April 7–12, 2019 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The program will be useful to...
View ArticleHow You Can Help Federal Contractor Workers Get the Back Pay They Deserve
The IAM is supporting the bipartisan Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019, introduced by U.S. Reps. Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), which would provide federal contractors with...
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Big Win at Fort Campbell
Newest Machinist Members of Technica Group at Fort Campbell U.S. Army Base The Southern Territory is proud to announce we have some new members to add to our union family. We welcome nearly 140...
View ArticleTCU Wins Big for Member at Disney
A TCU/IAM member who was fired from their position at Walt Disney World was returned to service with full backpay. TCU Assistant National Field Representative Staci Bowermeister-Shkoler, recently won a...
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IAM Midwest Territory Cornhole Tournament Raises $7.8k for Guide Dogs of America
First, Second and Third place winners (left to right) of the 2018 IAM Midwest Territory Cornhole Tournament pose with General Vice President Steve Galloway (left) and Chief of Staff Luther Williams...
View ArticleMachinists Union Responds to Schneider Electric Announcement to Close Indiana...
Feb. 4, 2019, WASHINGTON – A statement from Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr.: “Schneider Electric’s announcement that it intends to close its facility in Peru, Ind., and...
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Three New Staff Appointments in IAM Western Territory
International President Bob Martinez has appointed Brother Ryan Carrillo as a Special Representative and Brother Gray E. Allen as Communications Representative. In addition, Western Territory General...
View ArticleAerospace Crossing Divides
“We must work together to take care of the Working Class,” said IAM Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace. “Southern Territory, Midwest Territory, Canada and the USA…we are all in...
View ArticleMachinists Celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and the IAM is proud to recognize the valuable role African Americans play in our country and the labor movement. To begin, we are honoring the legacy of A. Philip...
View ArticleIP Martinez to be Voice of Federal Contract Workers at State of the Union
Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. is attending the State of the Union address as a guest of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) to sound the alarm on securing back pay for...
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