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Fulltime 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.
Read moreThe IAM Southern Territory recently conducted steward, officer and organizing training for IAM Local 2725 members in St. Croix and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has set an election date for Tool and Die Maintenance Technicians at Nissan North America in Tennessee. The Tool and Die craft unit will vote on Thursday, March 16 from 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. onsite at Nissan in Smyrna, Tenn. The NLRB recently announced that
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