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Registration is closing soon for the 2025 IAM Legislative Conference! Time is of the essence; attendees must make reservations by Monday, March 24, 2025, to guarantee the IAM hotel room rate. This important gathering of IAM political activists provides members the opportunity to have their voices heard on Capitol Hill. The conference will take place
Read moreThe state legislature in Kansas only meets for 90 days each year – and as the saying goes, “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” This year, members of the Kansas State Council of Machinists continued an annual tradition of being front and center at the table. As the 2025 legislative session
Read moreThe U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed the IAM-endorsed Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), which would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) laws that reduce or even eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of public sector workers. President Biden has signed the legislation into law. The
Read moreWASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union, issued this statement on incoming President Trump’s recent remarks about outsourcing domestic Navy shipbuilding to foreign nations: “As International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and a former pipefitter
Read moreFORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 13, 2024 –The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union recently applauded the House and Senate defense committees’ full authorization of the 68 F-35 jets included in the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. The F-35 program is a cornerstone of America’s national security, sustaining critical jobs nationwide, including thousands
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