The state legislature in Kansas only meets for 90 days each year – and as the saying goes, “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” This year, members of the Kansas State Council of Machinists continued an annual tradition of being front and center at the table. As the 2025 legislative session
Read moreFORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 13, 2024 –The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Union recently applauded the House and Senate defense committees’ full authorization of the 68 F-35 jets included in the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. The F-35 program is a cornerstone of America’s national security, sustaining critical jobs nationwide, including thousands
Read moreFor the fifth year in a row, IAM Local 2003 made a charitable donation on Thanksgiving to the Ronald McDonald House and Children’s Hospital of Mobile, Ala., two organizations that are close to the Local’s heart. In 2007, the then 5-year-old daughter of Local 2003 Community Service Chair Heath McCormick was battling cancer at the
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant has appointed Chuck Bennett, a longtime IAM activist and leader, as an IAM Southern Territory Special Representative, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Read moreIn Charlotte, N.C., hundreds of union members from various unions gathered at the American Postal Workers 375 Union Hall for a labor-focused get-out-the-vote effort, coordinated by the North Carolina AFL-CIO. This Saturday event organized volunteers to canvas the city, distributing materials to union members’ homes to help them make informed choices in this year’s presidential
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