YORK, Pa., June 12, 2024 – Pete Buttigieg spoke today in York, Pa., at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists, the political body in Pennsylvania for the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the nation’s largest aerospace, airline, transportation and defense labor union. The conference brings together hundreds
Read moreThis year’s IAM Legislative conference will take place from June 17-19, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001. The IAM Legislative Conference is a crucial platform for IAM members to voice their concerns in Washington, DC, and advocate for policies that directly impact working families. As part of
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, on behalf of the 600,000 active and retired IAM members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest aerospace manufacturing union in North America, wrote a letter to President Biden strongly urging support for the Spokane-based American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Technology Hub’s application for an Economic
Read moreThe Kentucky/Tennessee Joint State Council of Machinists recently met in Lexington, Ky., to strategize and equip members with the knowledge and tools to fight anti-union legislation, grow the joint council, and advocate for policies that benefit IAM members in Kentucky and Tennessee. Paul Kendall, IAM Assistant to the General Secretary-Treasurer (GST), provided an update on
Read moreAs U.S. representatives on Congress’s House Appropriations Committee work to finalize Department of Defense Appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, IAM International President Brian Bryant wrote a letter to the committee’s Chairman and Ranking Members urging prioritization and support of consistent funding for two Virginia-Class submarines per year in the FY 2025 budget and
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