The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the PACCAR (operating as Kenworth) facility in Renton, Wash., which employs approximately 300 members of IAM Union District 160, as a recipient of its Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program, which supports the transition to zero-emission vehicles. “This funding support will have a massive impact on IAM Union members
Read moreRegistration is now open for the 2025 IAM Legislative Conference! Time is of the essence; attendees must make reservations by Monday, March 24, 2025, to guarantee the IAM hotel room rate. This important gathering of IAM political activists provides members the opportunity to have their voices heard on Capitol Hill. The conference will take place
Read moreFour major commuter rail workers’ unions have ratified new contracts with Keolis Commuter Services, which operates the commuter rail system in the Boston metro area on behalf of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Amtrak. IAM Local 318, representing 175 workers; Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU/IAM), representing 130 workers; Brotherhood Railway Carmen, representing more than
Read moreThe 2025 IAM Scholarship Competition will be accepting applications until Monday, Feb. 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Entries are accepted online. The competition is open to members of the IAM with two years continuous service and their children that are current high school seniors throughout the United States and Canada.
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.
Recently, almost 60 IAM members, including IAM International President Brian Bryant and other IAM Executive Council members, continued the union’s commitment to equality by sending a large IAM delegation to Texas, for the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Austin.
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant recently led an IAM delegation to the sixth annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit in Las Vegas. The conference, co-founded by SAG-AFTRA and AFL-CIO, delivered critical strategies for addressing workers’ issues amongst the new policy landscape created by technological advancements. The IAM was one of several sponsoring unions for this
Read moreNEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 4, 2024 – IAM airline workers spoke out in support of unionization and workers’ rights during a special live taping of Roland Martin Unfiltered at the historic TWA Hotel located at JFK Airport. The event showcased the power of collective bargaining and the urgent need for change across the airline industry. WATCH: IAM Delta/JetBlue Townhall
Read moreThe IAM proudly celebrates National Apprenticeship Week, designated by the Biden administration from Nov. 17 through Nov. 23, 2024. This week serves as an important reminder of the vital role that apprenticeship programs play in developing the skilled workforce necessary for a competitive American economy. “Apprenticeships have been the cornerstone of workforce training for over
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