More than 4,300 IAM Local S6 members in Bath, ME could be forced to strike Monday following a vote this weekend on the “last, best and final” offer from Bath Iron Works. A major point of contention is BIW’s intention to bring in out-of-state subcontractors to perform IAM members’ core shipbuilding work.
Read moreThe IAM is lauding a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision extending civil rights protections to gay, lesbian and transgender people in the workplace. The high court ruled in a 6-3 vote that firing someone for being LGBTQ is a violation of the sex discrimination prohibition of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Read moreThe Union Plus Scholarship Program announced its 2020 winners, including members of two IAM families who were recognized for their academic achievement and exhibition of union values.
Read moreDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guide Dogs of America will not be holding its annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet, previously scheduled for November 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, because of health concerns for attendees.
Read moreThe IAM and its members fighting Alcoa Intalco’s decision to close its aluminum smelter in Ferndale, WA, has the staunch support from IndustriALL Global Union and its 50 million members worldwide.
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