Approximately 600 members of IAM Local 78 in Waukesha, Wis., Local 439 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and Local 1916 in Milwaukee voted recently to accept a strong new contract from GE HealthCare. IAM members employed by GE HealthCare manufacture and maintain various equipment, such as incubators and X-ray machines.
Read moreIAM Local 1526 recently sent seven Negotiating Committee members, supported by Grand Lodge and District staff, to the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center in Hollywood, Md. for a week-long negotiations preparations class. The team is prepared as contract talks march on with the Whirlpool Corp. in Iowa. Third shift Plant Chair Sandy Lorenz describes how necessary
Read moreIAM Local 1487 hosted a recent Committee on the Future (COTF) Listening Session at its lodge near Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. IAM Air Transport Territory Chief of Staff Edison Fraser kicked off the meetings by encouraging members to share genuine thoughts about the future of the IAM. Southern Territory Grand Lodge Representative Reggie Dixon, District W2021
Read moreWASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2023 – IAM Healthcare, a part of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), applauds the termination of the proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services. “We are pleased that this merger has been terminated,” said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway. “This merger would have harmed patients,
Read moreIAM Local 778 members are preparing for upcoming contract talks with Honeywell. The negotiations team met recently in Hollywood, Md. at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center to prepare for talks later this fall with Honeywell management. Twenty-one-year IAM member and Local 778 Business Representative Landon Miner explains how vital these upcoming talks will be and
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