IAM International President Bryant, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Chris Van Hollen, Tina Smith and Ed Markey Joined Laid-Off Workers from Apple, Whirlpool and Spirit Airlines Who Shared Firsthand Accounts of Corporate Greed WASHINGTON, June 22, 2026 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), issued the following statement
Read moreTake Action: Tell Congress to Protect NASA’s Skilled Workforce The IAM Union is calling on members and allies to speak out against NASA’s poorly defined workforce initiative, “Restoring NASA’s Core Competencies,” which could eliminate thousands of federal contract positions across the agency and replace them with civil service jobs. For decades, highly skilled IAM-represented workers
Read moreThe Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) — the nation’s largest transportation labor federation — recently convened its 67th Executive Committee meeting and formally adopted a series of policy statements shaping transportation labor’s legislative and regulatory agenda. The IAM and TCU/IAM were represented at the Executive Committee by IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice President Richie
Read moreTOWSON, Md., June 17, 2026 — The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) applauded Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott for his statement supporting the approximately 90 members of IAM Local 4538 at the Towson Town Center Apple Store, which Apple has announced it will close on June 20. “My office stands in full
Read moreApproximately 5,000 members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 776 in Fort Worth, Texas, voted on Sunday to ratify a new contract with the largest defense contractor in the U.S., Lockheed Martin. IAM Union members at the Fort Worth facility build the F-35, the world’s most advanced multi-role fighter. The
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