In the days leading up to Midterm Election Day 2022, IAM political volunteers have revved up efforts to encourage fellow Machinists Union members to vote in favor of pro-labor candidates running in battle-ground states across the country. Electing pro-labor, worker-supportive candidates is imperative to protecting working families, their jobs, their pensions, their Social Security, their
Read moreThe IAM recently participated in Girls in Aviation (GIA) Day hosted by the Women in Aviation Chapter at Aviation High School in Long Island, NY. This year’s theme was Welcome to the World of Aviation. The event brought unions, employers, student groups, resources, and other aligned affiliations to Aviation High School to help and
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2022 – Approximately 4,900 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 19 have voted to accept the latest Tentative Agreement with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC). IAM District 19 released the following statement: “IAM District 19 members have accepted the Tentative Agreement.
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. appointed Kaleb Rosa as a Special Representative to the IAM Air Transport Territory. Rosa served as President of Local 2202 and, most recently, General Chairperson for IAM District 142. The appointment was effective on Nov 1, 2022. Kaleb hired into Alaska Airlines in 2002 and quickly hit the ground serving the
Read moreIAM members across the United States have hit the ground, advocating to fellow Machinists Union members for pro-labor candidates running in the 2022 Midterm Elections. In the weeks leading up to November 8, IAM political volunteers have been going door-to-door in battleground states like Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, to
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