In March, a road and facility technician working for the Crystal Lakes Road and Recreation Association in Colorado reached out to IAM about organizing a union in his workplace, consisting of himself and two other technicians. IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steven Van Wie collected union authorization cards and filed a petition with the
Read moreThis article was featured in the IAM Summer 2024 Journal and written by IAM Communications Representative Elías Flamenco Rivera. Washington state is home to approximately 32,000 hardworking members from IAM District 751 in Seattle and IAM District W24 in Portland, Ore., who are looking ahead to an important date: Sept. 12, 2024. This is the day
Read moreThe momentum of healthcare organizing in the IAM is growing, as shown by the recent victory of 74 healthcare professionals at MultiCare Healthcare System in Tacoma, Wash., who voted to join IAM District 160. The healthcare professionals at MultiCare voted to join IAM Healthcare to strengthen their voice on the job. They cited concerns about
Read moreNew Mexico hospital workers held strong for their right to vote to form a union. In mid-2021, University of New Mexico (UNM) Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC) employees were disgusted with hospital management and staffing shortages that were negatively affecting patient care, along with workplace issues being ignored. As a result of management’s refusal to
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, the IAM Executive Council and IAM Organizing Director Mike Evans gave special recognition for organizing efforts that took place over 2022 with the fifth-annual Excellence in Organizing Awards to close the 2024 IAM International Staff Conference. The IAM International President’s Excellence in Organizing Awards celebrates the most impressive organizers in
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