Dear IAM Family, Today marks the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It’s a time for us to mourn and honor those who lost their lives. We will never forget the victims and their families, the emergency workers who ran toward danger, or the military service members who fought for our freedom in years
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will hold a Vietnam Memorial Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in honor of IAM members who served during the Vietnam era. The ceremony will take place at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will begin at
Read moreThe IAM Organizing Department recently won a hard-fought organizing campaign to represent 103 workers at Vaderstad, Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Wahpeton, N.D. Production workers at the facility make air seeders and tillage equipment for the Sweden-based company. The campaign was won by IAM Organizing Department Grand Lodge Representative Dennis Mendenhall with support from
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2023 — The largest U.S. air transport labor union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement supporting President Biden’s nomination of Mike Whitaker to serve as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): “As the largest airline union in the United States, the IAM is confident
Read moreThe IAM is mourning the passing of retired General Vice President George Poulin, a 72-year gold member of the IAM who served on the union’s Executive Council for 20 years. Poulin, 91, passed away on Sept. 1, 2023. Poulin, the son of Canadian immigrants, rose through the IAM to become Resident General Vice President, where
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