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IAM members recently participated in Critical Incident Response Training, (CIRT) at the IAM’s Winpisinger Center. Brother Daniel Wicklem of IAM Local 737 gives his report on the importance of this training. The main goal of the CIRT program is to train participants on how to best help members cope with the effects of a traumatic
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) is urging Alcoa’s CEO to halt the planned demolition of the Intalco aluminum smelter in Ferndale, Wash., the last such remaining facility west of the Mississippi River. Nearly three years ago, 700 union members at IAM Local 2379 (District 160) were laid off at the Ferndale Alcoa Intalco
Read moreThe IAM’s Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the first Apple workers to join a union, kicked off formal negotiations last week with Apple management. The negotiations come on the heels of the historic organizing victory for the retail store employees, by voting to form the first union at the tech giants’ Towson, MD
Read moreDistrict 54 Vice President and Veterans Committee Chairman Fred Confer recently attended a veterans roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) facility in Ashland, OH.
Read moreIAM General Counsel Carla M. Siegel explains the Railway Labor Act and its governing body called the National Mediation Board. Siegel also discusses the act’s history, why it’s unique to labor, who it exclusively covers and how it impacts collective bargaining efforts in the U.S.
Read moreIAM General Counsel Carla M. Siegel explains the National Labor Relations Board, also known as the NLRB. Siegel also discusses the board’s history, why it’s unique to labor, who it exclusively covers and how it impacts collective bargaining efforts in the U.S.
Read moreIAM members from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, for the AFL-CIO’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference to listen and learn about critical issues affecting the labor movement and minorities. The conference workshops and plenary sessions focused on the labor movement’s key priorities: youth organizing, civil rights, racial and economic
Read moreFour IAM members recently visited the IAM’s Winpisinger Center to prepare for upcoming negotiations this March. IAM Local 2011 President James Deaton, of Dallas-Fort Worth, reports about the training class and the important work that Local 2010 and 2011 members do to provide weather reports and air notification bulletins for pilots. The 150 IAM members
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