Pressure mounted on Bath Iron Works management at a rally Saturday as 4,300 IAM Local S6 shipbuilders are six weeks into a strike to protect good Maine jobs from being outsourced. IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. addressed hundreds of Local S6 members, saying that Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, “is showing
Read moreMembers of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) are working hard to make trains safe for passengers across the United States, by sanitizing stations, deep-cleaning bathrooms and providing masks when necessary. A recently-released video highlights the work of these essential members and the dedication they have to the railroad industry. TCU/IAM represents workers on passenger railroads
Read moreArticle originally posted on IAMAW.ca In another stunning organising win for IAM District 78, the 530 Personal Support Workers (PSWs) that work for RNS Health Care in York Region voted by a 3 to 1 margin to be represented by our union. District 78 Organizer Rootisha Rampat-Sukhu and IAM Grand Lodge Organizer Scott Jackson worked
Read moreThe 2020 North American hurricane season is upon us and the Machinists Union is preparing to assist members who will be impacted by this year’s storms. The IAM Disaster Relief Fund quickly provides assistance to IAM brothers and sisters in need. Since no one really knows when disaster will strike, having resources readily available in
Read more4,300 motivated IAM members at Bath Iron Works in Maine are on strike to protest the company’s excessive use of subcontractors, a practice that undercuts Machinists members at the shipbuilding facility.
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