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If you have just three minutes to spare, you should click here for an inspiring and thoroughly heart-warming video visit with the people and animals that make Guide Dogs of America (GDA) an organization like no other. Shot in and around GDA’s Sylmar, CA breeding and training facility, the video, titled ‘IAM’s Guide Dogs of
Read moreIAM members made their presence known outside Lockheed Martin’s corporate headquarters in Bethesda, MD. More than 150 activists showed up to support striking District 776 members in locations in Maryland, Texas and California. For the second time in two weeks, Machinists union members gathered outside the Lockheed Martin headquarters in Washington, DC, to show support
Read moreHundreds of Wisconsin families lined up for free tours of Talgo’s IAM-built passenger rail cars during a recent Open House event at the company’s Milwaukee rail yard. More than 1,000 enthusiastic rail fans attended an Open House at the Talgo train facility in Milwaukee, WI to get a first-hand look at the shiny new passenger
Read moreThe value of professional IAM representation was on prominent display this week with a solid ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of retired IAM members of Local 933 in Tucson, AZ. The ruling by a three-judge panel reaffirmed an earlier ruling that Raytheon Missile Systems acted improperly by cutting off health
Read moreMembers of Local S-6 in Bath, ME voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with Bath Iron Works (BIW), securing an agreement that includes pension improvements and wage increases. In all, the economic package equals an increase of 6.145 percent in the first year and 11.25 percent over the four-year term of the accord. Other
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