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Machinists Union and TCU/IAM members, along with the Georgia AFL-CIO, have mobilized over the past weeks to encourage members in the state to get out and vote to reelect worker-friendly U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff on Dec. 6. “I want to thank all the volunteers, the Legislative and Political Departments and my entire staff
Read moreIAM Local 2003 in Alabama voted recently to establish five $1,000 scholarships that will benefit local students hoping to take Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) testing. IAM Local 2003 members at Fort Rucker maintain the helicopters used to train U.S. Army pilots operating worldwide. The new scholarships will pay for A&P testing for five students attending
Read moreIAM Locals 2135 and 174 at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) formed a coalition with other unions representing BEP workers to express serious concerns with their working conditions and BEP’s noncompliance with Executive Order #14003 and policies of the Biden Administration regarding collective bargaining. The coalition sent a letter to U.S. Sens.
Read moreMachinists Union leaders and members in Georgia recently met with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) about IAM organizing efforts in the state and legislation benefitting working families. The Augusta, GA event, hosted by the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Augusta Central Labor Council, included a roundtable discussion with Warnock, covering subjects such as the Protecting the
Read moreDistrict 166 and its Locals held their first annual bowling fundraiser for Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines (GDA/TLC) in Titusville, FL recently. More than 100 members and their families joined various company representatives in raising more than $6,500 to benefit GDA/TLC. The school relies solely on donations, so rolling strikes at events like this
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