Cleveland-Cliffs in Middletown, Ohio, has received up to $500 million in federal funding for improvements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy-intensive industries. The company plans to create 170 permanent jobs and 1,200 temporary union construction jobs while also preserving the site’s existing 2,500 jobs, which includes 2,000 IAM Local 1943 members.
Read moreThe IAM has partnered with Voith Hydro Inc., in York, Pa., to assist in obtaining energy investment tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and to support IAM members’ increasing involvement in the hydropower industry. Investments in renewable energy sources can increase the demand for hydropower. Voith Hydro is a Union facility that offers
Read moreUnionists that have stood on picket lines know you can see and hear a lot of things, but on March 1, Local 2439 (District 98) members witnessed a near tragedy. These IAM members, employed by TCC Pennwest, had been on strike for a couple of days when things took a turn. A vehicle passed near
Read moreOn Feb. 28, 2024, the IAM joined with SEIU and hundreds of Massachusetts ride share drivers outside Uber’s greater Boston headquarters to call for better working conditions and for the state legislature to give drivers the right to unionize.
Read moreMembers from IAM Local 4 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and from IAM Local 2424 at Aberdeen Proving Ground recently testified before the House Appropriations Committee of the Maryland General Assembly. A bill to increase the number of scholarships available to dependents of active duty military service members killed in the line of duty
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