Longtime Winpisinger Education and Technology Center Director Chris Wagoner has announced his retirement from the IAM, leaving a storied legacy of expanding educational opportunities in the union. IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Winpisinger Center Assistant Director Mary McHugh as the center’s new director.
Read moreThe IAM mourns the loss of Anthony “Tony-Snuffy” Mastandrea who passed away January 30, 2022 at the age of 92. Mastandrea was a longtime Directing Business Representative of IAM Local 264. He also served as an Executive Board member of the Machinist Union Retiree’s Council.
Read moreLegal professionals who are members of IAM Local S89 employed at McTeague-Higbee, a Topsham, ME law firm that has represented organized labor in Maine for decades, unanimously ratified a new contract with pay raises and other improvements.
Read moreWASHINGTON, February 8, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) proudly supports the recent findings from the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. The report, which includes more than 70 recommendations, empowers workers, supports unions by leveling the playing field, and allows everyone to have a seat at the
Read moreStarting in early 2021, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made it clear that it intends to ramp up its ability to protect all workers and their rights. But this latest wave of outreach specifically includes Spanish-speaking workers—a large group of U.S. workers who have been excluded from such efforts in the past.
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