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The IAM’s strong advocacy on Capitol Hill has advanced funding for critical defense work on a variety of programs for Machinists Union members from coast to coast. A long-time priority of the IAM, enhancing Buy American standards for major defense programs, also won approval in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Read moreWASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 – As a strike of 4,300 IAM Local S6 members in Bath, Maine enters the fifth week, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is asking the U.S. Navy to shed some light on Bath Iron Works’ claims that the Navy has requested additional subcontracting at the shipyard. Throughout
Read moreIt is with great sadness that the IAM announces the passing of Wayne Camp, a longtime union officer and retired Grand Lodge Representative from the Southern Territory and former Great Lakes Territory. Camp, 73, the beloved father of IAM Research Analyst Gwendolyn Camp, passed away on July 15, 2020. Camp, a U.S. Air Force veteran
Read moreOn July 18, 2020, more than 1,400 Local 778 bargaining unit employees working at Olin Winchester in Independence, MO overwhelmingly ratified a five-year agreement. The newly passed contract will go into effect on October 1, 2020. “Our first goal was to strip the contract of redundant and unnecessary company language and get more control back
Read moreThe IAM is mourning the recent passing of legendary civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who served his Georgia congressional district for more than 30 years. Lewis, who passed away on Friday, July 17 at the age of 80, was a long-time ally of Machinists Union members in Congress. Lewis, the son of
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