Approximately 550 Local 2771 (District 776) members who work for M1 Support Services at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a strong new contract. IAM members at the base service the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Program (ENJJPT), the world’s only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered
Read moreLast week, IAM Healthcare, along with the AFL-CIO and a coalition of labor and community allies, hosted a virtual rally for safe staffing standards to encourage the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish strong staffing standards for nursing homes in the United States.
Read moreThe IAM’s Winpisinger Center and the General Secretary-Treasurer’s Office provide critical training to help build the skills of IAM financial officers. This week’s video report, featuring 15-year IAM Local 388 member Brad Smith, talks about the week-long program. Smith also gives an update about the trip to the IAM’s Grand Lodge Headquarters in Upper Marlboro,
Read moreThe proposed funding levels from House Republican lawmakers would be completely devastating to railroad workers, rail safety, and railroad retirees. The bills propose to gut Amtrak and transit agencies, as well as the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), among others.
Read moreRegistration is now open for the 2023 IAM Safety and Health Conference to be held from October 8 – 13, 2023, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD.
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