Of any union, the IAM represents the largest number of Service Contract Act workers in the U.S. government. Many of those workers are former military members who find a great way to use their military skills to build civilian careers. IAM Local 4 members in Hollywood, Md., are a prime example of those IAM union
Read moreTOWSON, Md., Aug. 6, 2024—The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) has overwhelmingly ratified a historic three-year agreement with Apple that improves work-life balance, raises pay, and helps protect job security. Workers at the Towson, Md., Apple retail store, the first in the country to unionize,
Read moreWhat began as a normal round of negotiations for a group of service technicians at Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln in Jamestown, N.Y., ended with the organizing of two new members. The IAM has represented nearly a dozen technicians at what is now Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln for several decades, and at one point, the parts counterpersons were
Read moreTOWSON, Md., July 26, 2024 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) has reached a tentative agreement with Apple that improves work-life balance, raises pay and helps protect job security. Workers at the Towson, Md., Apple retail store, the first in the country to unionize, will
Read moreIAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan and Resident General Vice President Jody Bennett recently testified before Democratic Members of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. The Select Committee was interested in hearing labor leaders views on the bipartisan report “Reset, Prevent, Build: A
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