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  • Departments August 1, 2006

    Machinists Win At AK Steel

    Middletown, OH, July 27, 2006 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) defeated the United Steelworkers Union (USW) in a two-day National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election to determine representation rights for more than 2,200 members of the Armco Employees Independent Federation (AEIF) in Middletown, OH. Of the 2,207 eligible voters in

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  • Departments July 20, 2006

    District Lodge 1 Scores A Big Win

    District Lodge 1 made history yesterday by registering a major organizing victory at Tobyhanna Army Depot.  330  employees working for Defense Support Services, LLC (DS2) voted overwhelmingly to join the Machinists Union. District Lodge 1 Director Danny Chmelko was quoted as saying “This is a fine example of teamwork and what dedicated people can do”.

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  • Departments July 19, 2006

    Some Ways to Help Improve Safety in Your Workplace!

    July 19, 2006 How safe do you feel your workplace is?  Pretty safe – right?  The safest workplace didn’t get that way over night.   Even the safest of workplaces have room for improvements

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  • Departments July 19, 2006

    Business Representative Rick Compher Scores Another Organizing Win At Eastern / GCR, L.L.C.

    District Lodge 4 recently organized Eastern / GCR, L.L.C. at Patuxent River Naval Base, Maryland.  This brings 74 new members into Local Lodge 186. Please join me in welcoming these new members into the I.A.M. family. On behalf of the Eastern Territory and its members, I extend our congratulations and appreciation to District Lodge 4

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  • Departments July 19, 2006

    District Lodge 15 Organizes Norco Inc.

    District Lodge 15 brought 16 new members into the Machinists Union recently by organizing the employees at Norco Inc. located Garwood, New Jersey. I am proud to announce that District 15 also successfully negotiated a first agreement which included a 3% hourly increase each year.  Please join me in welcoming these new members into the

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