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Martin Luther King, Jr Day is a time when Americans gather for marches and community projects to recognize and honor the life and message of the civil rights icon. In a message to IAM members, International President urged members to spread that message in their daily lives.
Read moreIAM members all across the nation are engaged in the battle to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
Read moreU.S. representative Don Beyer, a congressman from Virginia’s 8th district, recently held a town hall meeting about the government shutdown. During the event, a representative from IAM-NFFE discussed the legislative stalemate and its painful impact on unionized federal workers.
Read moreCalling all IAM members who enjoy taking photos. The 2019 IAM Photography contest is now open, so get out your cameras or smartphones and start snapping some pics.
Read moreTell your Senators to protect our members by keeping the pro-airline worker language in the FAA Reauthorization act.
The Workplace Democracy Act would strengthen the middle class by restoring workers’ rights to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.
The WAGE Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for workers who want to organize and promote change through forming a union or other collective action.
U.S. representative Don Beyer, a congressman from Virginia’s 8th district, recently held a town hall meeting about the government shutdown. During the event, a representative from IAM-NFFE discussed the legislative stalemate and its painful impact on unionized federal workers.
Read moreThe “Fierce Urgency of Now” was the theme for the 2019 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Washington, D.C., where delegates took part in a Day of Service. Machinists Union members wrote letters to veterans. They also participated in the nearby National Women’s March for women’s rights.
Read moreThe Machinists joined several unions protesting a Senatorial retreat inside Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C., demanding that U.S. Senators do their jobs by bringing a vote to the Senate floor to end the government shutdown. Union members rallied January 17 just outside the part of the stadium where the retreat was being held.
Read moreThe Machinists joined powerful politicians and labor leaders in Washington, DC in a loud robust call for an immediate and full reopening of the federal government. The stifling shutdown has ravaged the lives of 800,000 federal workers and contractors, including IAM members who have middle-class families.
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