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The IAM recently joined the United Steelworkers Union (USW), the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO at a press conference to announce the filing of a Section 301 petition, calling on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate an investigation of Chinese commercial shipbuilding.
Read moreUnionists that have stood on picket lines know you can see and hear a lot of things, but on March 1, Local 2439 (District 98) members witnessed a near tragedy. These IAM members, employed by TCC Pennwest, had been on strike for a couple of days when things took a turn. A vehicle passed near
Read moreWAUKEGAN, Ill., March 18, 2024 – Approximately 440 workers at Thermoflex in Waukeegan, Ill., who produce high-quality automobile floor and cargo mats, exterior trims and other accessories for major auto manufacturers, have filed to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM filed a National Labor Relations Board petition today, Monday,
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes has appointed Shaun Trude to serve as the newest Grand Lodge Auditor. The appointment will begin on April 1, 2024. Trude’s assignment will be working with the Districts and Locals in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Trude initiated into IAM Local 1869 in 2010 as a
Read moreHouse Republicans have launched a full-scale attack on rail workers.
Delta Air Lines employees have been trying to organize a union for years, but the company bosses have repeatedly interfered and intimidated them. It's time for shareholders and customers to stand up and demand that Delta respect its employees.
Now is the time to tell your member of Congress to vote “yes” on Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2024 – Atlantic Aviation workers at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM Union. Approximately 33 workers who handle ground operations at the airport voted in the election held on Wednesday, March 6. The campaign, which commenced in 2023, primarily focused on addressing scheduling and hours worked issues. Through the
Read moreIAM District 776 recently conducted a comprehensive presentation at Texas State Technical College (Harlingen, TX) as part of its union education and outreach program.
Read moreThe Georgia State Council of Machinists recently held a meeting in Atlanta that brought together delegates from across the state to discuss pressing issues facing workers and their families. Over two days, attendees engaged in legislative and political discussions and heard from prominent speakers dedicated to advocating for labor rights in the Peach State.
Read moreAmanda Goodman Berry, a Delta Air Lines worker who is helping to organize workers into the IAM, celebrates Black History Month by discussing the activism of Rosa Parks. In 1955, Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat to a white person aboard a city bus in Montgomery, Ala., a defiant move that
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