IAM District 751 members working at Hytek Finishes in Kent, WA continued to see the value of union membership as they ratified a new three-year contract when mail-in ballots were counted on April 24.
Read moreThe IAM and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU-IAM) joined a group of labor unions and federal lawmakers rallying for additional relief funds to support the nation’s transit workers.
Read moreThe IAM is asking Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee for assistance in preserving U.S. domestic aluminum production capability and saving 700 aluminum smelting jobs at Alcoa Intalco Works in Ferndale, WA.
Read moreCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has tapped two Fighting Machinists to assist in guiding the policy surrounding reopening the economy and what that would look like for workers as the state moves to provide guidelines for the next phase of easing the statewide stay-at-home order issued on March 19.
Read moreThe IAM’s campaign and the resulting public outrage against United Airlines has caused the carrier to back away from its illegal scheme to force 15,000 full-time IAM members into part-time positions.
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