After undergoing a rigorous study courses and preparation at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Maryland, new members at Machinists Union Local Lodge 2916 are confident going into their first collective bargaining negotiation with defense contractor L3 Communications.
Read moreHundreds of IAM delegates travelled to Washington, D.C. to attend the union’s annual legislative conference. Machinists successfully scheduled hundreds meetings with top lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and heard motivating speeches by members of congress and government administrators.
Read moreDistrict 142’s Flight Safety Conference included live aircraft and instruction by a former NTSB board member and a former NTSB accident investigator. Machinists Union and Transport Workers Union (TWU) members attended the conference at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Aircraft Maintenance Technicians and Flight Attendants also learned about the
Read moreMAPP, or rather the Machinist Advantage Partnership Program, is charting a new course in Kansas. The brainchild of District 70 in Wichita, this discount program is making big strides to save money for the nearly 13,000 machinists that call this community home.
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