WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing nearly 1.4 million members across the United States, are calling on Congress to immediately pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act (S. 576). READ: 2 craft unions press senators to act on rail safety bill FreightWaves “With
Read moreDear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends of the IAM, Juneteenth is recognized as a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. A holiday that remembers June 19, 1866, when Black Texans gathered to celebrate the first anniversary of the ending of slavery. This day marked the end of an ugly chapter in
Read moreWICHITA, Kan., June 16, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached a tentative four-year labor agreement with Spirit AeroSystems. The approximately 6,000 IAM Local 839 (District 70) members at the facility produce 70% of Boeing’s narrow-body aircraft and defense and business jet structures.
Read moreThis morning, Delta Air Lines workers and their union allies attended the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan to demand Delta management commit to International Labor Organization (ILO) standards on freedom of association and neutrality in union organizing campaigns.
Read moreWe hope to see lots of IAM members at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) 17th Biennial Convention. The convention will take place in Seattle at the Seattle Westin Hotel from August 3 to 6, 2023.
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