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  • iMail , News April 21, 2015

    It’s Crunch Time: Tell Congress to Vote No on Fast Track for TPP

    The Ohio State Council of Machinists and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), center in light blue shirt, joined many others in the labor, human rights and environmental communities to come out against Fast Track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. An upcoming vote in the U.S. Senate to “Fast Track” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a global free

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  • iMail , News April 21, 2015

    Washington State Jorgensen Forge Machinists Approve First IAM Contract

      Machinists Union members who work at Jorgensen Forge Corp. (JFC) in Tukwila, WA will get their first pay raises in seven years after ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement. The workers approved the three-year contract with a 94 percent yes vote. They had rejected the company’s first contract offer on April 9, 2015. “Our

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  • iMail , News April 21, 2015

    Video: A Conversation on Federal Worker Issues

    Whether it’s keeping our military safe, taming forest fires, caring for veterans, or a host of other jobs, members of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) are doing important work on behalf of the American people every day.   NFFE-IAM Executive Director Randy Erwin sat down to talk with the Machinists News Network about the

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  • iMail , News April 21, 2015

    Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 9

    The IAM is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help collect donated food in more than 10,000 communities for the annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. The 23rd annual food drive is set for Saturday, May 9. Just leave non-perishable food donations next to your mailbox on May 9 and your mail carrier

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  • News April 17, 2015

    Machinists Union Moves to Postpone Election at Boeing

    North Charleston, SC, April 17, 2015 – Citing a toxic environment and gross violations of workers’ lawful organizing rights, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) today withdrew its petition with the NLRB for an April 22 union election at the Boeing Company in North Charleston, SC. The decision pushes the date for

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