• The right to first-class membership regardless of sex, race, or national origin.
• The right to attend union meetings and to speak freely.
• The right to nominate members for union office, in the local and international union.
• The right to a voice and a vote on proposals for wages and working conditions to be negotiated with management.
• The right to vote by secret ballot on nominees for union offices.
• The right to a voice and a vote on terms of labor-management agreements.
• The right to speak out against any policy or candidate for union office without interference.
• The right to start a recall petition against any officer of the international union.
• The right to run for any local union office after one year's membership; for any international union office after five years.
• The right to a secret ballot vote on any strike action. The right to receive strike benefits after three months' membership.
• The right to receive an accounting of all union finances from the local, district, and international union.
• The right to be fully informed on union policy.
• The right to elect local union delegates to IAM conventions where constitutional changes are voted.