IAM Journal

From the Shop Floor to the Floor of the Texas State Senate

This article was featured in the Summer 2026 IAM Journal  and was written by IAM Communications Representative Angela Colaizzi. Newly elected Texas State Senator Taylor Rehmet made history as a working-class voice representing 1.2 million constituents in Texas when he won his run-off election on Jan. 31, 2026. Rehmet is a U.S. Air Force veteran,

IAM Journal – Summer 2026

IAM Workers WIN at Trane in Tennessee

This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal  and was written by IAM Communications Representative John Lett. The IAM Union in Clarksville, Tenn., recently ratified a historic four-year contract at Trane Technologies, one of the oldest manufacturing plants in that area and a legendary producer of commercial heating and air units. Members of

Union Building In Unlikely Places: Why Biotech Lab Workers in Chicago Chose IAM Union

This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal  and was written by IAM Communications Representative Angela Colaizzi. Longtime IAM Midwest Territory International Representatives Chris Tucker and Geny Ulloa have experienced almost every kind of union organizing campaign. No matter the industry, there’s a typical process for building a union. But when it comes

Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: IAM Transportation Moves North America

This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal  and was written by IAM Communications Representative Bill Harkum. The 2025 IAM Transportation Conference gathered more than 800 IAM delegates from the Air Transport and Rail Divisions of the IAM Union at the biennial convention this summer in Las Vegas. The purpose of this year’s