This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representatives Elias Flamenco Rivera & Valana Cochran. IAM Union Western Territory members don’t just talk solidarity – they live it. A quiet yet determined army, perhaps unknown to the IAM membership, works every day to protect and empower immigrant
Read moreST. LOUIS, Oct. 22, 2025 — IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837 released the following message to members: “Your IAM Union Bargaining Committee met with Boeing through federal mediators over the last two days. After 79 days on strike — without pay or healthcare thanks to Boeing — our members
Read moreIAM members from across Alabama recently gathered for the IAM Union Alabama State Council meeting, where IAM leaders, community allies, and political candidates came together to discuss critical issues impacting working families across the state. See photos here Social media thread The State Council meeting opened with a welcome from Huntsville City Council Member Michelle
Read moreJosh Hartford, Special Assistant to the International President for the IAM Union Rail Division, recently addressed delegates at the IAM New Mexico State Council meeting, providing a comprehensive update on developments in the rail industry and celebrating IAM Local 331’s first time participating in the council. Hartford gave a detailed breakdown of the key issues
Read moreIAM District 837 members on strike in St. Louis have ratified a fair contract for Boeing to sign and end this work stoppage. Plain and simple, Boeing has the means to pay its CEO millions. They can agree to fair compensation for the workers who supply the United States...
Right now, disabled veterans are not receiving the full retirement compensation that they deserve for their service and sacrifice. The Major Richard Star Act would change that. Send a letter to your members of Congress urging them to pass the Major Richard Star Act!
The IAM Union is calling on all members, allies, and community supporters to mobilize now and push back against renewed efforts to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)—a public institution that for more than a century has provided reliable, affordable energy to millions and supported thousands of good union...
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.
IAM members from across the Southern Territory gathered in Biloxi, Miss., for the Southern States Conference to strengthen solidarity and build legislative and political power across the region. Delegates and leaders discussed strategies to defend workers’ rights, grow union membership, and advance pro-worker policies that support working families throughout the South.
Read moreMembers of the IAM Executive Council and delegates gathered in Savannah, Ga., to discuss politics, the government shutdown and the importance of mobilizing union voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Later in the week, International President Bryant was a keynote speaker at the Georgia State AFL-CIO convention.
Read moreIAM District 19 President & Directing General Chairman Reece Murtagh and TCU/IAM Vice-President Nick Peluso came to Capitol Hill to push for the No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act (H.R. 5475), introduced by Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio). They joined IAM and TCU Legislative staff in thanking the bill’s leaders and strategizing on
Read moreEspañol abajo Dozens of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico workers and allies recently rallied at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and at Lufthansa’s facility in Aguadilla, sending a strong message to the company: stop the union-busting tactics, end the efforts to divide workers, and respect the professionals who keep aircraft flying safely every day. Unidos en la
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