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The IAM mourns the death of civil, human and workers’ rights advocate Cecil Branstetter. He passed away on May 7, 2014 at the age of 93. During 60 years of practicing law in his home state of Tennessee, Branstetter relentlessly defended the less fortunate and was once one of the few labor lawyers in the
Read moreIAM members have elected the top leadership of their union by a more than a two-to-one margin. The preliminary results were announced today following a tabulation of ballots from IAM Local Lodges across the United States and Canada. The vote count was performed at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD under the direct supervision of
Read moreAn IAM contingent joined hundreds of workers’ advocates in rallying against the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. A springtime downpour in Washington, DC didn’t dampen the spirits of IAM members and other activists from rallying against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), another free trade deal that promises job growth but instead exports thousands of U.S. jobs
Read moreTabulation of the ballots is taking place at IAM Headquarters under the direct supervision of U.S. Department of Labor representatives. The counting of IAM members’ votes for the election of IAM Grand Lodge Officers is underway and will proceed daily until all votes are tabulated. The count began May 7, 2014 at IAM Headquarters in
Read moreThe IAM’s supplemental insurance provider, Employee Benefit Systems (EBS), has tapped Jeffrey “Jeff” Grim to lead EBS’s nationally successful Machinists Custom Choices Worksite Benefits Program. Grim, 42, is a Marine Corps veteran and proven leader in the worksite insurance industry. “The board of directors of EBS are excited to have one of the country’s innovators
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