The IAM Organizing Department recently won a hard-fought organizing campaign to represent 103 workers at Vaderstad, Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Wahpeton, N.D. Production workers at the facility make air seeders and tillage equipment for the Sweden-based company. The campaign was won by IAM Organizing Department Grand Lodge Representative Dennis Mendenhall with support from
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2023 — The largest U.S. air transport labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement supporting President Biden’s nomination of Mike Whitaker to serve as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): “As the largest airline union in the United States, the IAM is confident
Read moreThe IAM is mourning the passing of retired General Vice President George Poulin, a 72-year gold member of the IAM who served on the union’s Executive Council for 20 years. Poulin, 91, passed away on Sept. 1, 2023. Poulin, the son of Canadian immigrants, rose through the IAM to become Resident General Vice President, where
Read moreOn August 16, 2023, the Committee on the Future (COTF) held two listening sessions in the San Francisco, CA region. IAM Western Territory Chief of Staff Robert “Bobby” Martinez appeared on behalf of General Vice President Gary R. Allen to welcome attendees and stress the importance of members expressing their ideas for the future of
Read moreIAM Local 1746 recently participated in the East Hartford (Conn.) Public School system’s Back-to-School Rally. IAM Local 1746 members have generously donated an assortment of essential school supplies bearing the IAM logo to aid students in their educational journey.
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