IAM Union members from across Missouri came together in Jefferson City for the IAM Missouri State Council—standing united to fight for working family issues and protect the rights of working people. See photos here. A major focus: pushing back against big-money efforts to undermine Missouri’s referendum process—an attack that would hand corporate interests the power
Read moreIAM Local 701 members have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Chicago Automobile Dealers Association and “me-too” dealers not in the Association, delivering substantial gains in wages, retirement security and benefits for IAM-represented automotive technicians across the Chicagoland area. “These contract improvements will change the lives of the Technicians that work
Read moreMore than 150 volunteers from IAM Local 701 came together on Feb. 28 to support this year’s IAM H.E.L.P.S. community service event at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, Ill., demonstrating the union’s ongoing commitment to service and solidarity. Participants included Local 701 Business Representatives, Executive Board members, Apprenticeship Training Center instructors and staff, Health,
Read moreWASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 — The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) sent a letter to Whirlpool Corporation Chairman and CEO Marc Bitzer demanding a meeting with company leadership to address the layoffs at the Amana, Iowa, manufacturing workforce and to establish a path forward for IAM members still working at the
Read moreNearly a hundred IAM Union members, community leaders, and elected officials recently gathered to demand accountability from Whirlpool Corp. as the company prepares to lay off approximately 341 workers at its Amana, Iowa, facility beginning Monday, March 9. The rally, co-hosted by IAM Union District 6 and the Hawkeye Area Labor Council, brought together allies
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