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Jesus Bonilla, an employee at a GKN manufacturing facility on Long Island, was part of a group of workers to contact the Machinists Union about organizing the plant. A new Long Island Federation of Labor video highlights the positive impacts that labor unions, including the IAM, are having on the lives of workers and their
Read moreThe IAM is proud to announce that the Machinists Union has reached 20,000 “likes” on Facebook. The page acts as a forum for IAM members and others to stay up-to-date with the latest union news, developments and action alerts. It is updated every day with thought-provoking articles from around the labor movement. Here are a
Read moreThe IAM mourns the death of California District Lodge 725 Assistant Directing Business Representative Robert “Bob” R. Gutierrez, who passed away on July 12, 2013. A member of the IAM since 1977, Gutierrez served as Shop Steward at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, CA. In 1994, he was elected to become the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Read moreSurrounded by congressional leaders, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 in the President’s Room of the Capitol. Tuesday, August 6, 2013 marks the 48th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Voting Rights Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill into law in 1965 saying, “Millions of
Read moreRetired IAM Local 1000 member Ruth Waddell was the first African American to work at the General Electric plant in Bloomington, IL. (Credit: McLean County Museum of History) The IAM’s 125-year history has its share of noted human rights leaders and activists, but never before has the union’s rolls been graced by a woman quite
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