WEST PLAINS, Mo., May 30, 2026 — Nearly 300 members of IAM Local 2782 (District 9) at Leonardo DRS have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, bringing an end to a difficult lockout while securing significant improvements in wages, benefits and paid time off. The agreement provides for wage increases of 10% in the
Read moreIAM Union members joined by Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Baltimore Metro AFL-CIO President Courtney Jenkins, Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO Federation Secretary-Treasurer Samuel Epps, and Baltimore County NAACP President Roland Patterson rally against outrageous decision from Apple to close its Maryland store, the first unionized Apple retail location in the United States TOWSON, Md. —
Read moreTOWSON, Md., May 21, 2026 — The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), elected officials, labor allies, and community leaders will hold a #DoRightApple public solidarity rally on Wednesday, May 27, to demand accountability from Apple and support for the nearly 90 IAM Local 4538 members facing job loss. The IAM Union is outraged by
Read moreWEST PLAINS, Mo., May 19, 2026 — The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is blasting Leonardo DRS for bargaining in bad faith and is calling on the company to immediately end its lockout of more than 285 IAM Local 2782 (District 9) members in West Plains, Mo., and return to the table
Read moreWASHINGTON, April 29, 2026 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), will host a kickoff rally for the launch of the IAM’s national Workers vs. Billionaires rally campaign on Tuesday, May 5. The kickoff rally will be held at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education
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