Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) joined labor unions across the greater Philadelphia area this weekend to support pro-labor candidates in the 2024 election. In collaboration with the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, IAM members participated in labor walks, canvassing union households to raise awareness of candidates who champion the rights of working families.
Read moreThe New Mexico State Council of Machinists and Aerospace Workers recently met in Ruidoso, N.M., to strengthen their Political Action Committee and prepare the political activists for upcoming state legislative priorities. The Council also completed necessary business to finetune its bylaws and operating procedures. “I continue to be extremely proud of the advances our New
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant and Resident General Vice President Jody Bennett with the IAM Legislative Department recently hosted an event with labor allies in Washington, D.C. to support pro-labor U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks. Alsobrooks, a Maryland Democrat and current Prince George’s County executive, is running against Republican Larry Hogan in an election that
Read moreBrian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), wrote a letter urging the Senate to confirm President Biden’s re-nomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Prior to her appointment to the NLRB, McFerran served as Chief Labor Counsel for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
Read moreIAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan and Resident General Vice President Jody Bennett recently testified before Democratic Members of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. The Select Committee was interested in hearing labor leaders views on the bipartisan report “Reset, Prevent, Build: A
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