June 5, 2020 marked one hundred years since the enactment of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known as the Jones Act, which ensures the United States is able to maintain a domestic maritime fleet to protect our maritime industry and national defense.
Read moreThe IAM Communication Department is proud to announce the release of the Summer 2020 IAM Journal. Along with a print copy arriving in members’ mailboxes in the next few weeks, the IAM Journal now has a new dynamic website to showcase Machinists Union members and the amazing work they do, especially during these difficult times.
Read moreOn this week’s edition of the IAM live webcast Activate L!VE, Christine Moutier, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, explains how we can take care of our mental health during times of stress, on and off the job.
Read moreIAM CREST wants to hear from you. Please consider taking part in the IAM CREST COVID-19 Survey on how employers have resumed or maintained operations during this pandemic.
Read moreA new era in manned space flight began after last week’s successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon from the historic Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. For the first time in almost a decade, American astronauts launched from American soil in an American spacecraft.
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