Power@Work News

Organizing Drive Gears Up at Alabama Mercedes Plant

March 16, 2006 - Fair wages, a voice at work and decent benefits are the foundations for a good job anywhere in the United States. Increasingly, however, these benefits are only available to union members with access to collective bargaining rights.

IAM SimTechs reach First Agreement at Luke AFB, AZ

8/23/05: Simulator Technicians at L3 Communications, Link Simulation and Training at Luke AFB in Glendale, AZ ratified their first collective bargaining agreement...

Local 822 Adds New Members in Southwestern Illinois

8/3/05: Recently the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board certified that IAM Local 822 is the collective bargaining representative...

Organizing Success in the West

7/20/05: Congratulations are in order for two Districts in the Western Territory...

First Agreements Reached

July 20, 2005: District Lodge 4 successfully negotiated two first agreements at Andrews Air Force Base...

Transportation Communications Union Affiliates with IAM

July 6, 2005: The 46,000 members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) affiliated with the IAM.

Local 1255 Scores Back-to Back Wins

07/12/05: A team effort by members and officers at Local Lodge 1255 in Amarillo, TX led to a pair of organizing victories recently at the PANTEX Nuclear Weapons Facility...

Puerto Rico Helicopter Techs Vote IAM

07/12/05:  Twenty employees at DynCorp Inc., in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico, voted to join the IAM on July 7, 2005...

American Rights at Work

07/12/05: American Rights at Work is a website dedicated to advancing democracy in the workplace.

New Day at New Piper

07/11/05: In December of 2003 workers at New Piper Aircraft Company in Vero Beach, FL voted for IAM repesentation. On June 30 the workers approved their first contract...

Eight Steps to a Stronger Union

07/08/05: Eight Steps to a Stronger Union

In April of 2005 IAM Member Dennis Braun of Local Lodge 709 detailed what he felt were important steps for his Local to make to strengthen the IAM.