The IAM Union recently joined Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Labor Allies to introduce the Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act, a bill to renew the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which Congress allowed funding to lapse in 2022.
Read moreJoint Bargaining Committee (JBC) representatives from the IBEW joined the IAM representatives from GE Haier Appliance Service Technicians from across the country recently at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The JBC is preparing for upcoming contract negotiations with GE Appliances, headquarters in Louisville, KY. The JBC Master Agreement represents unionized Service Technicians
Read moreOver 200,000 service members separate from the military each year. Only 0.03% use their G.I. Bill benefits to seek apprenticeship programs that lead to high-skilled, career-oriented jobs. The White House has issued an executive order seeking to generate 1 million apprenticeship opportunities, and the U.S. Department of Labor recently held a roundtable discussion to ensure
Read moreIn a significant victory by the IAM Organizing Department, 174 non-professional employees at the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada and eastern California have successfully organized under the IAM Union.
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.
The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) recently conducted union training for 35 members of the Forest Service Council, focusing on the benefits of intermediate stewardship. Jon Mikkelson, the council’s Secretary-Treasurer, explains that participants engage in specialized workshops to improve their skills in contract interpretation and the formal grievance writing process. Watch Video Here Beyond
Read moreIn a move steeped in symbolism and labor history, the IAM Union has formally rechartered Local 625 as Local 1, restoring a title that traces back to the union’s founding in 1888. Watch Video Here. The Local ceremony, held in Waycross, Ga., marked what union leaders described as a reclamation of the IAM’s historical identity.
Read moreDozens of IAM Union delegates gathered in Atlanta for a key conference hosted by the Georgia State Council, the union’s statewide political advocacy arm. As part of the council’s ongoing commitment to political action and member engagement, IAM members met with candidates to discuss the issues that matter most to working families ahead of the
Read moreIt was a proud day for the labor movement at the recent inauguration of Taylor Rehmet, a dedicated IAM Union labor leader and veteran who recently became the first rank-and-file union member to be sworn into the Texas State Senate. Watch the video report here. Having served in various union leadership roles, Rehmet emphasizes that
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