The International Association of Machinists is celebrating its 130th birthday. Founded in a railroad pit in Georgia, the union would become one of the backbones of the American manufacturing sector by producing things like military jets, trains and steel.
Read moreThere’s a lot at stake right now. And the nearly 600 IAM Members who work at United Launch Alliance are acutely aware of that fact as Sunday, May 6, 2018, draws near. That’s the day Machinists members in all three locations, Decatur, AL, Vandenburg AFB and Cape Canaveral, Florida, will cast their vote to either
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez is heading a new initiative aimed at ensuring manufacturing workers are treated with justice and dignity in the face of technological change.
Read moreNearly 60 IAM Local 1010 Members are reeling after Siemens officials suddenly announced the closure of its historic plant in the small community of Burlington, Iowa.
Read moreMembers of Congress from New York are fighting to reverse a decision by Siemens to close their Wellsville Dresser-Rand facility. The Machinists Union represents 250 workers at the plant and were recently informed by Siemens about the impending sale and closure of the historic Dresser-Rand plant in Wellsville.
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