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 moreLast month, the Florida State Council of Machinists visited Washington, D.C., urging lawmakers to address the importance of jobs in sugarcane farming and manufacturing in Florida.
Read moreFulltime Organizers from the Southern Territory recently took part in the IAM Organizing Department’s initial, unique program to train organizers and IAM representatives who want to learn about the practical elements of an organizing campaign. The three-day Basic Training for Organizers Program, held at the territory’s office, is part of the IAM CORP (Comprehensive Organizing
Read moreFlorida State Council of Machinists recently visited legislators in Tallahassee to discuss the importance of jobs in sugarcane farming and manufacturing in Florida. In their meetings, they shared that sugarcane farming and production support 19,201 jobs in Florida and has a $4.7 billion annual impact, including many union positions requiring skilled trades, such as machinists
Read morePALM SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest aerospace and defense labor union, has reached tentative agreements with the Lockheed Martin Co. covering nearly 4,000 workers at several of the company’s Aeronautics, Space, and Advanced Development Programs, or “Skunk Works,” sites across the country.
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