WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2022 – IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. released the following statement: “The Machinists Union sends our profound congratulations to President-Elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the people of Brazil. Like the labor movement, Lula’s life story is one of perseverance. As a young man who took machinist training courses and
Read moreTrenton, Maine, Oct. 19, 2022 – The Maine Lobstering Union, Local 207 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IMLU) called on the Biden Administration to take action to protect Maine’s safe and sustainable lobster fishery that is being threatened by pending litigation and proposed regulations by NOAA-NMFS. In the letter sent to the
Read moreSIDNEY, NY, Oct. 16, 2022 – Approximately 700 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1529 (District 15) are on strike for a fair contract at Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney, N.Y. The strike began on Saturday, Oct. 15, at noon. Members are currently on the picket line. Machinists Union members at Amphenol
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) released the following statement following news reports that Apple will exclude IAM CORE members in Towson, Md. from certain educational and medical benefits offered to all other Apple employees. “Despite the news from Apple today, our goal is still the same. We
Read moreAt the end of the 2021-22 school year, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District 10 filed Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Carmen Schools of Science and Technology for labor law violations stemming from their staff’s attempt to organize a union earlier this year. As
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