The IAM Committee on the Future is holding Listening Sessions throughout the U.S. and Canada to allow members to share their ideas for the future of our union. This meeting was held in Wichita, KS on May 4th.
Read moreCommander Mark Phipbin of Chapter 26 of the nonprofit organization Disabled American Veterans (DAV) presented IAM Local 4 (District 4) with an award for “dedication and devotion to fellow veterans; serving those who served” to show appreciation for their new and growing partnership. DAV assists veterans in getting claims processed through the U.S. Department of
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 5, 2022 – Baltimore County Public Library employee Jaimie Caldwell, a new member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), met today at the White House with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and other members of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing
Read moreSisters and Brothers, Today, we celebrate the 134th anniversary of our great union. In 1888, 19 Machinists met secretly in a locomotive pit in Atlanta declaring themselves “The Order of United Machinist and Mechanical Engineers.” A year later, 40 local lodges were established, and in 1889, the first Machinists Union Convention was held at
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).
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