More than 750 members of IAM Local 623 in St. Cloud, MN have overwhelmingly approved an effects agreement with Electrolux, outlining new language, pay and severance benefits ahead of the company’s late 2019/early 2020 scheduled plant closing.
Read moreCalling all Local and District communicators who produce newsletters and build/maintain websites. Submit your entries now for the 2017 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. Entry forms must be received by May 4, 2018.
Read moreMachinists Union members will ride as a union in Washington, DC’s annual 2018 Rolling Thunder “Ride for Freedom,” the world’s largest single-day motorcycle event. It is believed to be the first time a national or international union will ride together in Rolling Thunder.
Read moreMachinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. issued the following statement on the administration’s announcement regarding China and intellectual property rights. “The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has been protesting China’s demands that U.S. manufacturing companies—especially those related to aerospace—transfer jobs and technology to China for many years.
Read moreNearly 30 IAM Spanish-speaking members ascended on the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center recently for a week of leadership training in their native language. Every Territory was represented and members from the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico stepped up in a big way.
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