A bipartisan coalition of New York Congressional Representatives is joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in opposing an effort to purchase two foreign train sets for the Brightline West high-speed rail project. The IAM submitted public comments opposing a Buy America waiver request by the Nevada Department of Transportation to purchase
Read moreIn a strong display of solidarity for IAM Local 1363 members on strike, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) visited the strike line at Valley Ford Truck, a prominent commercial vehicle center in the Cleveland suburbs. Approximately 24 IAM Local 1363 members have been on strike since Dec. 18, 2023, in response to the company’s “last,
Read moreDozens of IAM members joined Delta fleet service workers in downtown Atlanta to march with other unions and labor activists to honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The signs they held carried a message as loud as their chants heard channeling down the street lined with
Read moreNegotiating Committee members from IAM Local SC310 in Yuma, Ariz., recently completed a Negotiation Preparation Program at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md.
Read moreFor six weeks, highly trained IAM Local 1363 automotive mechanics in suburban Cleveland, have been on strike at Valley Ford Truck after the company’s poor contract offer included retirement cuts and reduced work hours. Union members there, despite freezing weather and a recent snowstorm, continue to man the picket line in hopes of a fair
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