The IAM Organizing Department recently achieved a hard-earned victory, successfully organizing 130 workers at GE Healthcare’s facility in Aurora, Ohio, an important player in the global medical technology industry. The workers at this facility, who create coils for MRI machines that transmit critical imaging signals, wanted to join a union that would allow them to
Read moreNearly 200 IAM Union members have ratified a new three-year master agreement with Schneider Electric, an energy management and automation company. The national agreement covers IAM Local 831 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Local 2574 in Huntington, Ind.; and Local 619 in Lexington, Ky. The contract also covers members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Read moreBrian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement on Harley-Davidson’s decision to move production of Sport Series and Pan America bikes to Thailand: “Harley-Davidson’s recent announcement to ship our work and jobs to Thailand is a kick in the teeth to American workers and
Read moreIAM members recently gathered with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) ahead of coordinated bargaining of the master contract with Schneider Electric later this summer. Over 1,000 IAM, IBEW, and IBT union members work for Schneider at five locations across North America. The negotiating committee members, representing
Read moreIAM Representatives participated at the annual Steering Committee meeting hosted by IBEW for Siemens and Siemens Energy in Washington, D.C. “For the past decade, Siemens has gathered local union leadership with International Representatives to discuss labor issues with a group of key unions, including the IAM,” said IAM Collective Bargaining Director Craig Norman. “This is
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