IAMAW’s Mechanics Local 701 hosted the Automotive Service Technology competition at the 2016 SkillsUSA event in Springfield, Illinois. Members volunteered their time to help high school and vocational students. The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and
Read moreThe IAM recently held its annual Workers Memorial ceremony Maryland. This year labor leaders laid almost a dozen bricks, each honoring individual Machinist Union members who died on the job.
Read moreCanadian planemaker Bombardier, which employs over 4,000 IAM members, announced a deal with Delta Air Lines to sell up to 125 CSeries jets to the U.S. carrier, the largest order so far for Bombardier’s newest commercial jet lineup. The $5.6 billion order from a major global airline is a significant boost to the CSeries program.
Read moreCelebrated in the first week of May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week honors the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees. Members of the IAM and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) include doctors and nurses who care for veterans at the VA, first responders
Read moreYou can still register for the June 26-July 1, 2016 Federal Employees Collective Bargaining Program at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The deadline for the class has been extended until Friday, May 13. The program will involve training in areas specific to the federal sector such as collective bargaining, the Hatch Act and
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