Due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the IAM is immediately waiving unemployment stamp requirements for members to retain membership rights. Members retain their full rights as a result of this six month dispensation of unemployment dues.
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. and IAM Canada General Vice President Stan Pickthall recently sent a letter to Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, encouraging him to take further action to protect frontline workers.
Read moreThe IAM is urging President Trump to join the union’s call for employers to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to all working people on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read moreMembers of the Washington state congressional delegation sent a letter to Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, urging the aerospace giant to accept relief from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.
Read moreThe Machinists Union mourns the loss of IAM member and retired Metal Trades Council President Paul Burnsky, who passed away of pneumonia on March 29, 2020 at the age of 98.
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