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  • iMail , News November 19, 2015

    Register Now for 2016 Federal Employee Basic Program

    The second of two IAM Federal Employees Basic Programs will take place February 28-March 4, 2016 at the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The IAM is conducting a Federal Employees Basic Program February 28-March 4, 2016 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The deadline to enroll

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  • iMail , News November 17, 2015

    Georgia Workers Say ‘No’ to Company Intimidation, ‘Yes’ to IAM Representation

    Workers at Office Remedies in Atlanta overcame a brutal anti-union campaign to vote for IAM representation. IAM District 131 in Georgia has seen lots of organizing action in recent months. First, new organizer Billy Barnwell organized over 100 new members at Local 2789 in Grovetown, GA on an internal organizing campaign at John Deere. It

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  • iMail , News November 17, 2015

    Tell Congress to Protect Rights for Workers of Native-Owned Businesses

    Because of the National Labor Relations Act, most American workers have the freedom to organize into unions and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, hours and working conditions. This protection applies to employees of many tribal-owned and -operated businesses. But a union-busting bill in Congress would deny these basic on-the-job rights to the hundreds of

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  • iMail , News November 17, 2015

    IAM Supports a Voice for South Carolina Boeing Workers

    The IAM is showing its support for the workers at Boeing in North Charleston, SC in a number of ways, including a labor solidarity rally outside the company’s main gate. For several years, the Machinists Union has been working to bring a voice to the workers at Boeing’s 787-production plant in North Charleston, SC. The

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  • iMail , News November 17, 2015

    Federal Mediation Director Visits IAM Mechanics Training Center

    From left: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) Director of Field Programs and Innovation Javier Ramirez, FMCS Chicago Regional Director David Born, FMCS Director and former IAM General Counsel Allison Beck, IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Philip J. Gruber, IAM Mechanics’ Local 701 Technician Training Center Director Lou Longhi, IAM Midwest Territory Chief of

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