IAM Launches Addiction Services Program
Vincent “Vinny” Ceraso was recently appointed as Assistant Director of the IAM Employee Assistance Program and will be in charge of IAM Addiction Services. The program was created to help assist...
View ArticleRegister for the 2019 IAM Legislative Conference
Take up the fight in our nation’s capital for policies that actually benefit working people. Join hundreds of your fellow IAM members at the 2019 IAM Legislative Conference May 6-8, 2019 at the Hyatt...
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Solidarity Brings Gains in New Contract for Maine Machinists
IAM Local 2740 members employed at the SAPPI mill in Skowhegan, ME overwhelmingly voted to accept a new three-year contract Thursday evening. District 4 millwrights had unanimously rejected a previous...
View ArticleMachinists Urge Congress to Hold Amtrak Accountable
The Machinists Union is urging members of Congress to add their names to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Dan Lipinski’s (D-IL) letter to Amtrak...
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IAM Voices Heard at State of the Union
Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. attended the State of the Union address as a guest of U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01). Martinez is working to bring attention to back pay...
View ArticleMachinists Fighting for NY Members Affected by Plant Closure
IAM Members at Local 330, District 65 in Western New York employed at Ingersoll Rand learned yesterday that the company will end manufacturing operations at its Cheektowaga plant in July. The company...
View ArticleTell Congress to Save Multiemployer Pensions, Support the Butch Lewis Act
The Machinists Union is fighting to save troubled multiemployer pension plans while fully protecting the earned and vested benefits of current and future retirees. While the IAM pension plan is...
View ArticleAll New Railroad Retirement Board Members Sworn In
President Donald J. Trump has appointed Erhard R. Chorlé to be the Chairman of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Johnathan D. Bragg to be the Labor Member, and Thomas R. Jayne to be the Carrier...
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IAM, Transportation Unions Voice Support for the Aviation Funding Stability...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2019) — Four unions representing a total of 73,000 workers at American Airlines voiced their support for H.R. 1108, the “Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019,” sponsored by...
View ArticleMachinists Urge Congress to Hold Amtrak Accountable
The Machinists Union recently sent a letter urging members of Congress to add their names to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Dan Lipinski’s...
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Minnesota IAM Local 1030 H.E.L.P.S. Combat Hunger
Members of IAM Local 1030 serve a warm home-cooked meal to elderly and low-income residents in Winona, MN, as part of the IAM Midwest Territory’s “IAM H.E.L.P.S. in the Community” program. Members of...
View ArticleDow Appointed as Western Territory Special Representative
International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Ernest “Red” Dow as Special Representative to the Western Territory. Ernest “Red” Dow initiated into the IAM on January 1, 1980 working as a...
View ArticleWichita Machinists On Strike
Feb. 12, 2019, WICHITA, Kan. – Seventeen Machinists Union members at FlightSafety Services Corp. (FSSC) on McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita began a strike at 6 a.m. on Feb. 12. The members (IAM...
View ArticleFormer Labor Secretary Robert Reich: Delta Workers Deserve a Union
In a just-released Delta Workers Unite video, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich clearly explains why Delta Air Lines workers should have union representation, and why the company doesn’t want...
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Local Lodge 708 On Strike
After being presented with a last, best and final offer from FlightSafety Services Corporation (FSSC), the machinists who train pilots and maintain flight simulators for the new KC-46 at McConnell AFB...
View ArticleTake Action: Tell Congress to Include Contract Worker Back Pay in Funding Deal
Congress has “an agreement in principle” to avoid another government shutdown. They are meeting now to finalize details of the deal. We must act now to ensure more than 1.2 million federal contract...
View ArticleSubmit Your Applications: 2019 IAM Scholarship Deadline Fast Approaching
The 2019 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada under procedures and rules of...
View ArticleThe Human Toll of Shutdowns
Three working women who belong to NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 tell talk about how the federal government shutdown took a toll on their lives and work. The potential for future shutdowns leaves them...
View ArticleDonate to the IAM Disaster Relief Fund Before the Next Disaster Hits
When natural disasters strike, the IAM Disaster Relief Fund quickly provides assistance to IAM members and families in need. Having money readily available is crucial to its effectiveness. “Our members...
View ArticleIAM Members at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Ratify New Contract
Forty-two members of IAM Local 186 working as federal contractors at Aberdeen Proving Ground ratified a three-year contract with employer Jacobs Technology. The contract guarantees wage increases of 3...
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