WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2026 — The 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is urging the District of Columbia Council to amend the Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 (B26-0684), citing concerns about the legislation’s impact on workers, public transit, and the local economy. In a letter to Councilmember Charles
Read moreThe IAM Union is celebrating the grand opening of the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor (Maine MILL), a landmark project dedicated to preserving the stories of the workers, families, immigrants and communities who built Maine’s industrial economy. For IAM International President Brian Bryant, a native Mainer who grew up in the state shaped
Read moreIAM District 9 members recently came together through the HELPS program to support an important community cause, building beds, donating bedding and essential sleep items to help children in need through Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending child bedlessness. Fifteen volunteers representing IAM Locals 41, 313, 660, 668 and 777
Read moreThe IAM and NFFE-IAM joined a broad coalition of labor unions, veterans’ organizations, and lawmakers in opposition to H.R. 9237, the so-called Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol. Led by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), an Iraq War veteran, members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus stood alongside
Read moreIAM Union International President Brian Bryant joined labor leaders in New Haven for the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s 16th Biennial Political Convention, delivering a powerful keynote address focused on solidarity, organizing, and building worker power in the face of growing attacks on working families. The convention, themed “Strong Unions, Stronger Democracy,” also featured a keynote address by
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