Solidarity and preparation have paid off for more than 120 members of IAM Local 1581 (District 54) at Akron Brass Co. in Wooster, OH. IAM members at the facility proudly produce firefighting equipment used around the world. The new contract, which was recently overwhelmingly ratified by the membership, makes critical pension and healthcare gains, while adding a
Read moreIAM District Lodge 34 Business Representative Donnie Rogers recently got the chance of a lifetime to meet President Biden. Rogers was invited to attend a speech the president gave discussing his domestic manufacturing policy at the United Performance Metals plant in Hamilton, OH.
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 – Apple store employees in Towson, Md. have organized a union called Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE), with the assistance of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge from a Cadillac dealership in Naperville, IL, giving IAM Local 701 a huge win stemming from a strike against the Chicago New Car Dealer Committee in 2017. The recent ruling upheld a lower court decision which found the dealership unlawfully threatened an IAM Local 701 mechanic when a manager told the mechanic “things would not
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CROMWELL, Conn., May 1, 2022 – Approximately 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 26, Local 700 in Middletown and Local 1746 in East Hartford, Conn., voted to ratify a new contract with Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company. The three-year agreement takes effect on Monday,
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