Last month, the Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held a hearing with testimony on Senate Bill 827 (SF 827) from allies and labor advocates, including Grant Whalen, a Technician and member of IAM District 77. If passed, the bill will order automobile manufacturers to compensate dealerships with labor hours used for non-warranty retail repairs when performing
Read moreDistrict 19 General Chairmen are continuing their fight at BNSF against subcontracting and continue to win for our members. General Chairman Kenny Krause was notified by General Chairman John Denny and Local Chairman Matthew Walock of work that was being sent out of the Northtown shop in Minneapolis and going off-property to a subcontractor for heavy
Read moreEmployees of the National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) in Chicago won their union vote and now have representation by the IAM. “I’m proud to be lining up with a history of empowered workers, from all sorts of different fields of work,” said new member and NPHM employee Mark Jaeschke. “I think it really goes to show
Read moreThe IAM will gather at the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD to remember fallen members who will be added to the hallowed memorial grounds on Thursday, April 27 at 11 a.m. IAM C.R.E.S.T. of the Safety and Health Department coordinates the program each year. Each year, more than 5,000 workers die from
Read moreThe 2023 IAM North American Transportation in Las Vegas concluded today and its 1,000 delegates from the Air Transport Territory, Rail Division and Canadian Territory took part in a program that included guest speakers and group strategy sessions. IAM members were able to hear speeches from IAM leadership and department heads and labor allies such
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