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The Tennessee State Council of Machinists recently held its fall conference meeting in Nashville, Tenn. Approximately 40 delegates traveled to attend to discuss current state and federal legislative issues and be educated on what pro-labor topics are essential for IAM members to be made aware of on the shop floor. Tennessee State Council of Machinists
Read moreThe Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) recently hosted a day-long symposium called “Preparing for Retirement: Individual and Collective Efforts” at the AFL-CIO’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Clear here for symposium resources and materials. The symposium brought together government officials, labor movement leaders, policy experts, Social Security and pension advocates, academics, economists, attorneys, and people who
Read moreThe IAM recently endorsed the Empowering Striking Workers Act, a bill that U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), introduced to Congress this week. The proposed law would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits two weeks after a strike begins, at the start of a lockout, or when the
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) released the following statement on the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine: “The Machinists Union, which represents thousands of members across the state of Maine, stands in solidarity with the community of Lewiston, Maine, and expresses our deepest condolences to the victims’
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2023 — Richie Johnsen, Air Transport Territory General Vice President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), America’s largest airline union, released the following statement following the U.S. Senate’s 98-0 vote to confirm President Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Michael Whitaker: “With so many challenges
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