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Architectural workers in New York recently marched in the New York City Labor Day Parade to honor workers and support Architectural Workers United (AWU). On September 1, the IAM and management of Bernheimer Architecture announced in a joint statement that the employees of Bernheimer have organized the first private sector union of architectural professionals in the United States.
Read moreThe City of Long Beach, CA, voted Tuesday, September 6, to pass a $5.8 million budget that will provide a retention incentive and economic relief for city employee members, including 911 dispatchers, marine patrols, and library and health department workers. IAM Local 1930 members have been calling on the city council for cost-of-living raises and
Read moreDear Sisters and Brothers: Today, and every day, we remember those lost on September 11, 2001. For those of us in the air transport industry, the memories of that day will always be with us. We lost IAM Sisters and Brothers. Many of us lost friends and family. Our nation and our world changed forever.
Read moreMachinists Union leaders and members in Georgia recently met with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) about IAM organizing efforts in the state and legislation benefitting working families. The Augusta, GA event, hosted by the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Augusta Central Labor Council, included a roundtable discussion with Warnock, covering subjects such as the Protecting the
Read moreIAM Air Transport General Vice President Richie Johnsen spoke to District 19 convention delegates in Tucson, AZ. His powerful speech focused on major IAM organizing campaigns at JetBlue, Swissport, and JetStream Airlines that are currently underway. This fall will bring the beginning of another huge organizing campaign, Johnsen stated. “We’re going to do things never been done before,”
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