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Welcome to the IAM Legal video series, where we provide you with the latest updates on significant legal developments for workers’ rights. Here is the first video in this series. IAM Associate General Counsel Connie Vallas sheds light on two monumental developments in labor law that promise to revolutionize our organizing endeavors. First in the
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) released the following statement following the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling in favor of the IAM in the Nissan North America craft unit case in Smyrna, Tenn.: “The IAM is pleased that the National Labor Relations Board has applied the correct standard in this case, finding that the IAM’s
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed accomplished union, workers’ rights and social justice attorney Connie Vallas as an Associate General Counsel in the IAM Legal Department. The appointment was effective January 9, 2023. Over the course of her career, Vallas has represented workers in the areas of negotiations, contract enforcement, administrative appeals, unemployment
Read morePresident Biden has appointed longtime labor lawyer and former IAM Legal Fellow Deirdre Hamilton to the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB helps smooth out disputes in the rail and airline industries.
Read moreThe IAM recently filed a lawsuit against the GOP-led National Labor Relations Board, alleging that NLRB exceeded its authority by declaring an IAM bargaining unit at Boeing South Carolina invalid.
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