The IAM Veteran Services Program recently reported how the IAM Veteran Services Program has helped IAM members who are U.S. military veterans get the benefits they deserve. IAM Veterans Services Coordinator Richard Evans leads the program, has helped members receive more than $500K in earned benefits, and helped increase the disability ratings for others. Since
Read morePALM SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest aerospace and defense labor union, has reached tentative agreements with the Lockheed Martin Co. covering nearly 4,000 workers at several of the company’s Aeronautics, Space, and Advanced Development Programs, or “Skunk Works,” sites across the country.
Read moreNegotiating committee members from IAM Local 933 recently completed a Negotiation Prep training at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, to prepare for upcoming contract negotiations with Raytheon.
Read moreSomehow “We tried to warn you,” just doesn’t quite cut it. For the past several years, rail labor unions – ourselves included – have been ringing the alarm bells about the dangers of the cost-cutting business model, so-called “Precision Scheduled Railroading.” Or, PSR for short. We’ve testified before Congress and the Surface Transportation Board (STB). We’ve filed comment
Read moreThe IAM was part of a recent delegation of labor leaders to meet with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States.
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