The IAM sponsored three scholarships for college students in honor of International President Tom Buffenbarger and General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. at the National Meeting of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) in Boston. GST Roach also served on a panel at a Transportation Symposium during the COMTO Leadership Institute Day at Harvard University.
Read moreTWU-IAM Association negotiators are preparing for upcoming bargaining with American Airlines. Mechanic and Related, Fleet Service and Stores negotiating committees met at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center for an intense week of analyzing contract proposals. After the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the IAM and TWU joined forces with the
Read moreAs U.S. Congress prepares to vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP, labor leaders from the Machinists Union are sharing serious concerns about this potentially dangerous trade deal.
Read moreAleksandar Zuza and Erica Sjölander, of the Swedish labor union IF Metall, visited IAM Headquarters to learn about organizing and collective bargaining practices in the United States. They say perceptions about American manufacturing are distorted in Europe, so department heads met with them to set the record straight about the true labor landscape in the
Read moreIn the city of Chicago, the signs of industry can be seen around every corner. Â So it only made sense that the windy city played host to te IAM’s Industrial Conference.
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