This article was featured in the Summer 2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative Bill Harkum “People were literally just running for their lives,” said IAM California Fire Pilots Association member and Cal Fire pilot Keith Eyler. Around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2025, Santa Ana winds reignited a brush fire near
Read moreThis 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,
Read moreThis 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
Read moreThis 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
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