IAM General Counsel Carla M. Siegel explains the Railway Labor Act and its governing body called the National Mediation Board. Siegel also discusses the act’s history, why it’s unique to labor, who it exclusively covers and how it impacts collective bargaining efforts in the U.S.
Read moreA group of 19 IAM staff members from every territory and multiple districts attended an impactful three-day train-the-trainer course of the Be More Than a Bystander program, conducted by the Canadian group Ending Violence Association of BC in partnership with the BC Lions and BC Centre for Women in the Trades at the William W.
Read moreThe IAM, along with other unions, wrote a letter to Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi to endorse the bipartisan pro-union Tax Fairness for Workers Act (H.R. 2549 / S. 1157). The act provides an above-the-line individual tax deduction for workers’ union dues payments, delivers direct cash tax benefits to millions of middle-class Americans, helps
Read moreThe Winpisinger Center’s call for 2023 Leadership Programs has been distributed to Local and District Lodges. Call letters in English, French, and Spanish, the table of dates, and a printable poster for the 2023 Leadership Programs are now available on the Winpisinger Center’s website. “The IAM places a high priority on the education of its membership,” said Winpisinger Center Director Mary
Read moreThe IAM continues negotiations with United Airlines covering nearly 28,000 workers, demanding acceptable job security and equitable wage rates. This week, IAM Locals 1871 and 1782 (District 141) members joined AFA-CWA flight attendants and Teamsters mechanics to stand in solidarity with ALPA pilots for an informational picket at San Francisco International Airport. IAM Air Transport
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