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This article was featured in the Summer 2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative John Carr In states where so-called right-to-work laws are designed to weaken unions, two IAM locals are among many who are proving that strong leadership, daily engagement and active membership can keep solidarity alive and deliver results. At
Read moreIAM International President Bryant, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Van Hollen, Tina Smith and Ed Markey Joined Laid-Off Workers from Apple, Whirlpool and Spirit Airlines Who Shared Firsthand Accounts of Corporate Greed WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), issued the following statement
Read moreTake Action: Tell Congress to Protect NASA’s Skilled Workforce The IAM Union is calling on members and allies to speak out against NASA’s poorly defined workforce initiative, “Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies,” which could eliminate thousands of federal contract positions across the agency and replace them with civil service jobs. For decades, highly skilled IAM-represented workers
Read moreThe Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) — the nation’s largest transportation labor federation — recently convened its 67th Executive Committee meeting and formally adopted a series of policy statements shaping transportation labor’s legislative and regulatory agenda. The IAM and TCU/IAM were represented at the Executive Committee by IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice President Richie
Read moreApproximately 5,000 members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 776 in Fort Worth, Texas, voted on Sunday to ratify a new contract with the largest defense contractor in the U.S., Lockheed Martin. IAM Union members at the Fort Worth facility build the F-35, the world’s most advanced multi-role fighter. The
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