Deadline Approaching for IAM Scholarship Competition

The deadline to apply for a 2012 IAM Scholarship Award is fast-approaching. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 24, 2012 to be considered.

Date limite s’approche rapidement pour le Concours de bourses de l’AIM pour 2012.

2012 Scholarship Closing Date February 24, 2012

Applications are now available on-line for the 2012 Scholarship Competition. Click here to read the rules, regulations and download the applications. Application packets have been mailed to all local and district lodges.

2012 Date de clôture des bourses Février 24, 2012

Vous trouverez ci-inclus la brochure du concours de bourses d’études 2012 qui explique les règlements applicables aux membres de l’AIM et à leurs enfants. Dans l’optique d’informer les membres des occasions qui se présentent à eux-mêmes et à leurs enfants, les dirigeants de district et de section locale sont incités à lire attentivement et à discuter de la brochure. Veuillez noter que nous offrons dorénavant une bourse d’études professionnelles/techniques d’une durée de deux ans à la fois aux membres et à leurs enfants.

2011 Scholarship Winners

The IAM is pleased to announce the 2011 Scholarship winners.  Out of the 402 applications submitted for this years’ competition, the Outside Committee of Educators chose 17 recipients. Thirteen (13) College and two (2) Vocational School Scholarships were awarded to children of IAM members.  The final two (2) Scholarships went to IAM members. We congratulate the winners and thank all those who participated in the competition. Click here to view the 2011 scholarship winners.

Three IAM Members Receive Union Plus Grants

A trio of Machinists Union members from Ohio and Illinois are the latest recipients of Union SAFE grants from Union Plus. The grants, which do not have to be repaid, are designed to assist members of AFL-CIO affiliated unions who are facing financial hardship from health and educational expenses.

Apply Now for 2011 Union Plus Scholarship

Applications are now available for the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship, which is open to union members, their spouses and dependent children. Individuals must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college, or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.

Local Lodge 2339H Member Wins Union Plus Scholarship

IAM Local Lodge 2339H member Sarah Gray has been awarded a Union Plus Scholarship to attend the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD. A flight attendant for Continental Express Jet, Gray also serves on the Communications Committee for Local 2339H in Houston, TX, and hopes a degree in Labor Education will give her the tools to get even more involved in her union.

Pennsylvania Member Wins Union Plus Scholarship

Scranton, PA, Local 847 member Michael Poch has been awarded a $3,200 Union Plus Scholarship to attend the National Labor College (NLC) at the George Meany Campus in Silver Spring, MD.

Remembering A True Trade Unionist - Roman Mayfield

At the 2004 Grand Lodge convention, the delegates voted unanimously to name one of the scholarships after Roman A. Mayfield, a 55-year member of District Lodge 751, now deceased. This is given to one of the scholarship recipients who best represent the spirit of volunteerism and the strong sense of service to their community that was a hallmark of Brother Mayfield.

IAM Family Member Awarded Union Plus Scholarship

An IAM family member is among the winners of the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship awards program. Receiving a $750 scholarship is Antonio Lloyd, III of Clayton, NJ, whose father Antonio Lloyd, Jr. is a member of Local Lodge 447 in Brooklyn, NY.