The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has approved a petition for 130 workers at a Pathway Vet Alliance facility in Rochester, N.Y., to conduct a mail-in ballot election for representation by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The proposed unit of 130 workers with titles like licensed veterinary technicians and surgery animal […]
Category: Organizing
Member Activists: The Key To Unionizing Workers
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM Liala Amin is sitting in her art studio at Var West Gallery in Walker’s Point, a neighborhood south of downtown Milwaukee, where she drives to safely escape COVID-19. It’s full of sunlight, next to a patio and serves as her safe haven during a time of uncertainty. Wearing a sweater due to […]
Maryland Law Giving Baltimore County Public Library Employees the Right to Collectively Bargain and Join the Machinists Union Goes Into Effect July 1st
BALTIMORE, June 9, 2021 — Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) employees achieved a significant victory this month as legislation passed authorizing nearly 600 employees to collectively bargain and join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). For almost two years, Baltimore County library staff has been trying to organize with the IAM. But since libraries […]
Join Thursday’s National Day of Action to Pass the PRO Act
On Thursday, April 8, members of the Machinists Union, labor leaders and workers are encouraged to participate in a national day of action to urge U.S. senators to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The PRO Act has already passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support. TAKE ACTION: Tell your U. S. […]
Blue Springs, MO Public Works Employees Vote to Join Machinists Union
30 workers from the City of Blue Springs Public Works in Missouri have voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The new members will be a diverse group of employees from the public works water department, fleet services and street and sewer maintenance fields. The inside organizing committee and new members had to overcome many obstacles […]
Tennessee Nissan Workers Joining Together with the Machinists Union
Eighty-seven Tool and Die Maintenance Technicians at Nissan North America in Smyrna, TN are joining together with the IAM. An overwhelming majority of Tool and Die Maintenance Technicians signed authorization cards for IAM representation. READ: Union seeks vote of 87 workers at Nissan Tennessee plant ABC News Workers cited numerous workplace concerns, including forced overtime, increased healthcare costs, […]
Faith and Fairness: Chaplains Organizing Win is Historic First for IAM
Last week, 14 Hospice Chaplains from the CHI Franciscan Hospice Care Center in University Place, WA voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM, becoming the first group of Chaplains to be organized by the IAM. Hospice Chaplains, who provide counseling and emotional and spiritual support to patients, families and staff throughout King, Pierce and Kitsap Counties, […]
Biden Puts Presidential Support Behind Unions, Alabama Amazon Workers
President Joe Biden is backing up his campaign promise of being a pro-union president by supporting worker’s efforts to form a union at the Bessemer, AL Amazon facility. Biden released a video stating that every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union. “I have long said America wasn’t built by […]
Tell Congress to Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
The IAM is urging Congress to enact the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a critically important piece of legislation that will grant workers the right to freely form a union without the threat of company intimidation or interference. The PRO Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) in the House and Senator […]
100 Iowa Valve Plant Workers Vote to Join Machinists Union
Approximately 100 workers at Clow Valve Foundry in Oskaloosa, IA have voted to join the IAM. These proud new IAM members make iron and brass castings for fire hydrants and water valves. “We work hard for this company,” said Clow Foundry worker Josh Britt. “We want them to work hard for us.” Workers at the […]