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  • iMail , News July 15, 2014

    Machinists Win Certification For Aerocar Limousine Services in Vancouver

    A courageous group of nearly 110 limousine drivers and airport greeters employed by Aerocar Limousine Services at the Vancouver International Airport overcame a fierce anti-union campaign to win IAM representation. The workers, who provide premium personal transportation to and from the airport and other locations, are the newest members of IAM Local 16 and IAM

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  • iMail , News July 15, 2014

    Grand Lodge Bike Run Raises $5K for Guide Dogs

    About 45 people took part in the IAM Grand Lodge’s Inaugural Bike and Poker Run from IAM Headquarters to the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The event raised over $5,000 for Guide Dogs of America. Sunny skies made for a perfect backdrop to the IAM Grand Lodge’s Inaugural Bike and Poker Run, which

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  • iMail , News July 15, 2014

    Oppose New OMB Rule to Use Bogus U.S. Trade Numbers

    IAM members have until Monday, July 21 to oppose a new dangerous rule that would affect how the U.S. government develops statistics concerning manufactured goods. Click here to submit a comment. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal would treat goods sold by U.S. companies as manufactured in the U.S., even though they were

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  • iMail , News July 15, 2014

    Young Machinists Program Lauded at COMTO Summit

    IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, center, is joined by, left, Regional Coordinator for TCU/IAM Training Services Department Nicole Burnett and Atlanta TCU/IAM Lead Field Education Representative Felicia Hill at the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials’ 43rd National Meeting and Training Conference in Atlanta. After being previously honored by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials

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  • iMail , News July 15, 2014

    IAM, TCU Set Strike Deadline at LIRR

    More than 3,000 Long Island Rail Road Workers, including IAM and TCU members, rallied at New York’s Massapequa Train Station, demanding that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority accept the recommendations of two Presidential Emergency Boards by July 20 in order to avoid a strike. After four years of contract negotiations, the IAM, TCU and six union

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