Our leading voice on Capitol Hill, IAM National Political and Legislative Director Hasan Solomon, has been recognized as one of Washington D.C.’s 500 most influential people of 2024!
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 31, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), has been appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a U.S. governmental organization that serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. Bryant, a Maine native and Bath Iron
Read moreThe states of the IAM Midwest Territory sent representatives to St. Louis for the Midwest States Conference of Machinists to gather for a national political report from the IAM and to strategize for the upcoming election.
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 16, 2024 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest defense union in the United States, urges Congress to support and prioritize consistent funding for two Virginia-Class submarines per year in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget and beyond. The House Armed Services Committee has released its version of the
Read moreThe IAM is leading the charge on Capitol Hill to continue C-130J production at current levels. IAM Local 709 members at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., proudly build the aircraft. A growing list of members of Congress have added their signatures to a letter calling for reconsideration of the “zero budgeted” pause in orders for
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