The IAM, North America’s largest air transport union, has reached a new tentative agreement with Southwest Airlines that would give its members between a 16% and 25% general wage increase over four years and place its members at the top of the airline industry’s pay scale. The IAM represents approximately 8,300 Customer Service Employees, including
Read moreBuilding and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) sent a letter of solidarity to IAM District W24 members who have been out on strike against Weyerhaeuser Timber Company for six weeks. READ: Weyerhaeuser strike: Six weeks in, still no deal In the letter, BWI pledges their support of the striking North American woodworkers’ fight against Weyerhaeuser’s unfair
Read moreSIDNEY, N.Y., Oct. 20, 2022 – A strike that began on Saturday, Oct. 15, at noon has ended for approximately 700 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1529 (District 15) who work for Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney, NY. The new contract includes improved wages, the elimination of the two-tier wage system, and improved paid
Read moreA group of 12 members from IAM Local 623 spent a recent Saturday building wall shelving for Promise Neighborhood Central (PNC), a community organization in St. Cloud, MN. Promise Neighborhood Central is an important community hub for low-income families in the area. It provides year-round academic programs for youth and resources and training for adults.
Read moreThe Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) recently conducted an outdoor hike in Great Falls, VA. Some 20 people attended from various labor unions, including the IAM. USA Communications Manager Kate Nation organized the morning hike along the Potomac River. The beautiful scenery of the waterfalls and changing color of the leaves made the fall hike something
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