Welcome to the Campaign to Join the IAM

Congratulations!  You and your fellow employees have taken the first step toward gaining dignity and respect on the job by contacting the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM).  If you are interested in having the IAM as your representative, but have not yet been personally contacted to sign an authorization card for an election, please Contact Us. The IAM has a proud, 120-year history of representing people in a multitude of industries throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.

Did you know that the IAM already represents Trane employees in LaCrosse, Wisconsin and Clarksville, Tennessee?  Even so, this website is here to provide information about how you can join the IAM, your rights -- and what Trane might try to do to prevent you from forming a union.

What's in it for you?

Union members have a voice in their own destiny.

The IAM has heard your concerns.  We know Trane has been continually making changes to your benefits.
The best solution is to get a contract in writing.

The IAM will work to negotiate for:

Better wages
Job security - protection from "At Will" termination
Hours of work and shifts
Improved medical benefits
Improvements in paid holidays, vacations and sick/family leave
Seniority provisions
Work rules that spell out your rights and safety on the job

Union members earn better wages and benefits than workers who aren't union members. Union membership helps raise workers' pay and narrow the income gap that disadvantages minorities and women. Union workers earn 30 percent more than nonunion workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.   Total compensation (wages and benefits combined) are 42 percent more for union workers than nonunion workers.  Their median weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary work were $863 in 2007, compared with $663 for their nonunion counterparts.

The union wage benefit is even greater for minorities and women. Union women earn 33 percent more than nonunion women, African American union members earn 37 percent more than their nonunion counterparts,  for Latino workers, the union advantage equals 51 percent and for Asian American workers, the union advantage is 4 percent.

While only 15% of nonunion workers have guaranteed pensions, fully 67% of union workers do.  More than 78 percent of union workers have jobs that provide health insurance benefits, but only 49% of nonunion workers do.  Unions help employers create a more stable, productive workforce -- where workers have a say in improving their jobs.

Union Members LIVE Better