Approximately 550 IAM Local 2771 (District 776) members at M1 Support Services at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, Texas have overhelmingly ratified a strong new contract. The four-year deal wins pay increases of more than 22%. Local 2771 members support the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Program (ENJJPT), the world’s only multi-nationally manned and managed flying
Read moreThe annual MNPL Conference recently took place in Savannah, Ga. About 300 IAM Union members, who are dedicated to labor politics and fundraising, heard updates from legislative leaders on the path forward ahead of the midterms. After the conference, IAM delegates participated in the No Kings rally and march in downtown Savannah by calling out
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Shana Peschek as the IAM’s Director of Training and Apprenticeships, effective April 1, 2026. “Shana has spent years building the workforce development infrastructure that our members and our industries depend on,” said Bryant. “Her experience leading the Machinists Institute has prepared her to take our apprenticeship and training
Read moreAt the recent MNPL Conference in Savannah, Georgia, it was announced that the IAM Executive Council had voted unanimously to appoint Jon Holden as General Vice President of Training and Apprenticeships, effective April 1, 2026. Holden was previously the president of IAM District 751 in Washington state, where he represented tens of thousands of high-skilled
Read moreSAVANNAH, Ga., March 28, 2026 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) joined thousands of labor, community, and pro-democracy activists Saturday at a “No Kings” rally in Savannah, Ga., delivering a forceful call for solidarity, economic justice, and political engagement from working people across the
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