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  • iMail , News April 19, 2016

    Solidarity, Planning Secure Tennessee Local 1441 Members New Contract

    Springfield, TN IAM Local 1441 members secured a new collective bargaining agreement with Unarco that includes yearly increases in IAM Pension Plan contributions. From left: Negotiating Committee member Jeff Heatherly, Local 1441 President Kevin Schwarz, District 711 Business Representative Mike Lee and Local 1441 Negotiating Committee members Ben Sprouse and James Homsany. IAM Local 1441

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  • iMail , News April 19, 2016

    Deadline Nearing for Grand Lodge Convention Ad Book

    The Commemorative Convention Book is a great way for IAM Lodges and employers across North America to send their greetings to thousands of delegates at the 2016 IAM Grand Lodge Convention, to be held September 4-9 in Chicago. Ads and payment must be received by the IAM Communications Department on or before Monday, May 2,

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  • Latest Videos , News April 15, 2016

    Retirees Rally Congress To Protect Pensions

    Thousands of retirees and union members held a rally on Capitol Hill to demand that Congress block the Central States Pension Fund from cutting their pensions. Machinists & Teamsters support retirees in their effort to get the Treasury department to reject the Central States application. A decision is expected this Spring.

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  • Latest Videos , News April 14, 2016

    Paving a Path for Union Growth

    Some of the best and brightest organizers from the International Association of Machinists (IAM) gathered at the union’s training and education center just south of Washington, D.C. For several days attendees reviewed the IAM’s comprehensive organizing plan and strategized for success.

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  • Eastern , iMail , News April 14, 2016

    Ohio Machinist Stands Up for U.S. Steel Industry Workers at Trade Hearing

    IAM Local 1943 President and Directing Business Representative Neil Douglas testifies at a U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on overcapacity in the steel industry and the effect foreign steel dumping has on American steel industry workers. Unfair trade practices that allow cheap foreign steel to flood U.S. markets are having a devastating effect on U.S.

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