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The IAM Union and its labor partners welcomed the comprehensive report from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on its investigation on commercial shipbuilding and its findings that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) engaged in a broad range of tactics designed to dominate and control the maritime, shipbuilding and logistics sectors.
Read morePERRYVILLE, MD, Jan. 18, 2025— Approximately 320 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local I460, District 4, employed at the IKEA Distribution Center in Perryville, Maryland, have ratified a new contract to end a strike that began on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Statement from IAM Union Eastern Territory General Vice President David
Read moreDear IAM Family, This weekend, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights icon and a champion of organized labor. Reflecting on his work, we remember his fight and call for racial equality, social justice, and economic parity. Following in his footsteps, the IAM Union has worked to
Read moreRecently, almost 60 IAM members, including IAM International President Brian Bryant and other IAM Executive Council members, continued the union’s commitment to equality by sending a large IAM delegation to Texas, for the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Austin.
Read moreThe state legislature in Kansas only meets for 90 days each year – and as the saying goes, “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” This year, members of the Kansas State Council of Machinists continued an annual tradition of being front and center at the table. As the 2025 legislative session
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