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IAM Air Transport General Vice President Richie Johnsen provides an update on the union’s organizing campaign at Delta Airlines, a bold move to empower Ramp Agents at Delta Air Lines by joining the IAM.
Read moreAs a result of intense lobbying by the IAM, Congress recently reached an agreement on an end-of-year government spending bill that included an amendment granting Boeing a modification to the certification deadline which would allow the 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 jets to complete aircraft certification without major disruptions. The amendment, which includes several
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed longtime IAM officer and staff member Robert D. Walls to serve as the IAM’s Woodworkers Director. The appointment is effective January 1, 2023. Walls has served on the Woodworkers’ Department’s Grand Lodge staff since 2015 as a Special Representative and then as a Grand Lodge Representative. “Brother
Read moreThe Machinists Union applauds Congress and the Biden administration for the one-year extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, which provides crucial benefits to workers who lost their jobs as a result of outsourcing and unfair trade practices. The $450 million for the U.S. Labor Department program was included as part of the $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill recently passed by Congress, and
Read moreThe IAM’s Winpisinger Center conducted two Organizing I programs this past December. Forty-four members broke into groups of English and Spanish-speaking classrooms.
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