More than 800 IAM Local S6 and S7 members and their families came together on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Pittston Fairgrounds for the 2025 Solidarity Re-Union Picnic, which blended fun, food, and family with the power of union solidarity.
Read moreDistrict 70 members in Wichita, Kan., spent a weekend day raising money for the IAM Union’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America | Tender Loving Canines (GDA | TLC) More than $68,000 was raised to support the cause. It costs roughly $60,000 for GDA | TLC to train and raise one guide dog for use
Read moreAUSTIN, Texas, July 31, 2025 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), IAM Union Southern Territory General Vice President Craig Martin and IAM Texas State Council President Taylor Rehmet issued the following statement in response to efforts by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas lawmakers to redraw
Read moreWICHITA, Kan., July 26, 2025 – Nearly 500 members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 639 (District 70) in Wichita, Kan., have voted to ratify a strong four-year labor agreement with Bombardier. Contract highlights include: Annual general wage increases of 4%, 3%, 3%, and 5%. Retirement
Read moreMost get a fond send off when retirement rolls around to their career, but in Texas they do everything big, including honors for legendary members of IAM District 776. The District had been working for months on a special tribute to International President Robert Martinez Jr., who retired in January 2024 after 43 years of
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