WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement following a pause of proposed U.S.-Canadian tariffs. “As the largest aerospace and defense labor union in the United States and Canada, the IAM Union is relieved that destructive tariffs between
Read moreIAM Union International President Brian Bryant and IAM Union Canadian Territory General Vice President David Chartrand recently visited members of IAM Local 712 at the Airbus and Bombardier facilities in Montreal, Canada. Today I met with IAM members at Airbus and Bombardier in Montreal, Canada. 🇨🇦 Awesome to see their skill and dedication. We’re proud
Read moreBrian Bryant, Président International de l’AIM, et David Chartrand, Vice-Président Général du territoire canadien de l’AIM, ont récemment rendu visite aux membres de la section locale 712 dans les installations d’Airbus et de Bombardier à Montréal, au Canada. Today I met with IAM members at Airbus and Bombardier in Montreal, Canada. 🇨🇦 Awesome to see
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Kevin Timms, a 15-year IAM Local 1681 member from Calgary, as a Canadian Special Representative. The appointment is effective on May 20, 2024. Timms, who most recently served as an IAM District 140 General Chair in Alberta, will help lead organizing efforts in Canada. He was recognized as
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, the IAM Executive Council and IAM Organizing Director Mike Evans gave special recognition for organizing efforts that took place over 2022 with the fifth-annual Excellence in Organizing Awards to close the 2024 IAM International Staff Conference. The IAM International President’s Excellence in Organizing Awards celebrates the most impressive organizers in
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