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This article was featured in the Winter 2025-2026 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative Angela Colaizzi. Longtime IAM Midwest Territory International Representatives Chris Tucker and Geny Ulloa have experienced almost every kind of union organizing campaign. No matter the industry, there’s a typical process for building a union. But when it comes
Read moreIAM Union International President Brian Bryant and Resident General Vice President Jody Bennett, along with Chief of Staff Vinny Addeo, recently visited IAM Local 1947 members from Mercury Marine and Local 873 member from John Deere in Wisconsin. Local officials hosted tours for the IAM officers and staff. Bryant recounts his recent visits to both
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2025 – Five members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are urging Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg to negotiate in good faith and reach a fair agreement with more than 3,200 striking members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837 in the St. Louis area who have
Read moreIAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Sam Cicinelli recently joined a delegation of labor leaders from the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) for a historic labor pilgrimage to the Vatican, where they met privately with Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoland native, to discuss the shared purpose of the labor movement and the Catholic Church to
Read moreST. LOUIS, Oct. 31, 2025 — IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 837sent the following message to the District 837 membership: “Since the strike began, Boeing has continued to back itself into a corner. The company keeps saying it will not change the “economic parameters” of its offer. That’s not strength
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