In 1888, the IAM was founded in a railroad pit in Atlanta, GA. Since then, the union has been the bedrock for the middle class in Southern states by raising wages and protecting jobs.
Read moreIAM Organizing Director Mike Evans reports to the 2024 Grand Lodge Convention Delegates about how the department is working to bring in new members. In the report, Evans discusses the recent organizing win with healthcare workers in Ohio.
Read moreRev. Terry Melvin, recently re-elected Secretary-Treasurer of the New York State AFL-CIO and President of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) since 2012, spoke at the 2024 IAM Grand Lodge Convention. “The day after Labor Day, a day that celebrates the work that we do to keep this country operated, and let’s not get
Read moreIAM 41st Grand Lodge Convention delegates heard from the President of the New York City Central Labor Council, Vincent Alvarez, the first full-time President and first Latino President of the Council. “We’re very proud of the fact that we’re the largest regional labor federation in this country, and we recognize the responsibility that comes along
Read moreIAM General Vice President Richie Johnsen reports to the membership on the busy past two years in the Air Transport Territory since the last Grand Lodge Convention. Brother Richie talks about the ongoing station visits meeting the membership, organizing victories, recent contracts and upcoming ones.
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