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Nearly two dozen IAM members were appointed to the Sergeant at Arms Committee at the 2024 Grand Lodge Convention. Their duty – maintain order and provide security for the delegates’ hall and backstage areas. With nearly 1,200 delegates in attendance, and more than 50 guest speakers, including VIPs, their duties were crucial and demanding to
Read moreAn IAM delegate explains the process for the IAM’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for president and vice president. The decision took place following a virtual appearance from Gov. Walz and debate on the floor of the Convention, culminating in the delegates’ passage of a resolution endorsing the pro-union ticket. Watch Video here
Read moreThe IAM is thanking its members who are veterans with a powerful video that embodies the union’s pride and patriotism. The IAM is leading the labor movement with an initiative, called the Veterans Services Program, that assists them, and their families, with obtaining government benefits. The program also offers help with PTSD and substance abuse.
Read moreNEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2024 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement on the IAM’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for President and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for Vice President at the 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention. Elected delegates to the
Read moreBurn Bags USA, a minority-owned business in North Carolina, helps women recovering from addiction get back on their feet. Sister delegates of the 41st Grand Lodge Convention were gifted these bags, made out of decommissioned fire hoses and custom branded. The IAM is proud to support Burn Bags USA’s mission.
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