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This article was featured in the Summer 2025 IAM Journal and was written by IAM Communications Representative Bill Harkum. How did a union of 33,000 aircraft workers win a battle that set a new standard in the aviation industry with a 40% pay increase over four years? What strategies did they use to score a
Read moreIAM Local SC-711 negotiating committee recently gathered at the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md., to prepare for upcoming contract negotiations with M1 Support Services and its subcontractors, for the Nellis Aircraft Maintenance and Support Services Program at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. The contract covers more than
Read moreApproximately 600 IAM Union members in Alabama, Florida and California voted on Sunday, April 27 to ratify a strong, four-year labor agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA). The new four-year agreement includes improvements throughout the contract, including: An equity adjustment plus general wage increases of 4% in year one, 3.5% in year two, 3.5% in
Read moreThe City of Norwalk, Calif., is a “connected community,” according to its city slogan. City management appears to have a major connection problem with its own workforce represented by the IAM Union. More than 500 city employees in this incorporated town within Los Angeles County find themselves in a precarious situation as the end of
Read moreThis week, the negotiation committee representing over 600 IAM Union members working at three separate United Launch Alliance (ULA) sites opened negotiations in Huntsville, Ala. United Launch Alliance engineers, manufactures, launches, and supports various space exploration vehicles, including the current Atlas and Delta rockets. Since 2006, IAM Union members have helped successfully launch over 150
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