NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2024 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement on the IAM’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for President and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for Vice President at the 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention. Elected delegates to the
Read moreThe Midwest Territory is changing how they organize to meet the unique challenges of workers in non-traditional industries that seek to join the IAM.
Read moreThe IAM Grand Lodge Convention welcomed Ashley Humphrys, Manager of Social Enterprises for the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia to the stage for an inspiring message about a program that teaches people about intervening safely to prevent and mitigate violence against women. Humphrys leads the “Be More Than a Bystander” program, an unparalleled training
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2024 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement on the IAM’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for President and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for Vice President at the 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention. Elected delegates to the
Read moreBurn Bags USA, a minority-owned business in North Carolina, helps women recovering from addiction get back on their feet. Sister delegates of the 41st Grand Lodge Convention were gifted these bags, made out of decommissioned fire hoses and custom branded. The IAM is proud to support Burn Bags USA’s mission.
Read moreThe IAM’s Winpisinger Education and Technology Center continues to promote education classes to help strengthen and grow our union. The Advanced Leadership program is designed to emphasize teamwork as an essential skill of Local Lodge leadership. The program is the third of three successive programs designed for local lodge leadership.
Read moreThe IAM Human Rights Department recently hosted an exhilarating week packed with training at the IAM’s Education and Technology Center. This was brought about from the IAM Diversity Initiative’s request on September 6, 2023. The 30 participants embraced a variety of perspectives and dove right in the many issues workers may encounter on the shop
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