IAM Veteran Services Steering Committee members recently testified before a Maryland House of Delegates committee in support of Maryland House Bill 629(HB 629) in Annapolis, MD. The legislation, HB629/SB886, allows for a surviving service member’s spouse, under certain conditions such as death, suffering a service-connected disability, being declared a prisoner of war, or missing in
Read moreArmelle Seby is the Gender & White Collar Workers Director at IndustriALL, a labor federation based in Switzerland representing 50 million workers worldwide. She recently visited the IAM Grand Lodge outside Washington, D.C.
Read moreArmelle Seby is the Gender & White Collar Workers Director at IndustriALL, a labor federation based in Switzerland representing 50 million workers worldwide. Seby is a longtime fighter for women’s rights and says she’s impressed by an IAM program called Leadership Excellence Assembly of Dedicated Sisters, also known as IAM LEADS, which recruits woman Machinists
Read moreIAM District 19 leadership has reached another historic victory by securing four paid sick days for all IAM members at Norfolk Southern. “I know paid sick days is an important issue for our members. I am honored to be able to obtain this milestone for our members and will continue to fight for a better
Read moreAfter decades of union decline, the labor movement is seeing an increase in union membership. Workers across the board are using their voices to rebalance power at work. The recent success with retail and service workers has made headlines, and the interest in these sectors continues to grow.
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