Two out of four afternoons of the IAM Legislative Conference are spent lobbying on Capitol Hill. Machinists from all over the country met with their representatives to talk about issues important to working families. This video features members who met with Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington State and Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas.
Read moreAt this year’s Aerospace Conference it was a time to gather the highly skilled men and women of the IAM to map out plans to keep workers and this industry on top.
Read moreEarlier this week, the IAM held its annual workers’ memorial service at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Beautiful handcrafted bricks were peacefully placed in honor of 12 loyal Machinists who passed.
Read moreTwo days after the Transportation Security Administration announced it would delay its decision to allow small knives on planes, dozens of flight attendants held an infomational picket at Reagan National Airport to ask passengers to contact Congress about making the knife ban permanent.
Read moreDora Cervantes, Assistant Secretary to the General Secretary-Treasurer of the IAMAW, discusses the need for immigration reform and how an improved pathway to citizenship would protect worker dignity and preserve human rights.
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