On Monday, March 28, leadership from the IAM Transportation Department traveled to Southwest Airlines headquarters in Dallas to meet with Shop Stewards who represent thousands of Customer Service, Reservations and SOS agents. Â While there the IAM leadership announced that a tentative agreement had been reached. The landmark tentative deal guarantees a significant boost in pay,
Read moreGeorgia is going to be an important state in the upcoming political season. The Georgia State Council of Machinists is making sure the candidates running are good for labor and will fight and protect the best interests of workers and their families in the Peach State.
Read moreIAM Local 447 members at Cummins have been on strike for six weeks at three locations in the New England area. Cummins wants to put into place inconsistent and subjective pay for performance policies Instead of guaranteed wage language, which has been negotiated since the contract’s inception.
Read moreIAM Local 447 members kept generators running at nursing homes during the pandemic. They’re the definition of essential workers. Now, management won’t negotiate a fair contract. The entire community is behind these brave members who’ve been on strike for over three weeks.
Read moreThe Minnesota State Council of Machinists’ February meeting focused on organizing, solidarity and defending workers’ rights. Federal and state government representatives showed up in force to update delegates on what they are doing to protect their hard work on the job.
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