IAM&AW LL2777

The IAM has reached a tentative agreement covering about 300 workers at Spirit Airlines. The proposed five-year labor contract includes wage increases that, on average, would be 30 percent higher than current earnings. This would create the highest wages and overall compensation rates for ramp agents in the airline’s history. The proposed deal, which the IAM […]

The IAM recently participated in a meeting at the Maine State House to address the challenges facing loggers and wood-haulers in northern Maine. The discussion with Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), New England Loggers Cooperative, and U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh centered around the misuse of foreign labor by employers in […]

Delegates from across Virginia gathered in Roanoke recently for the Virginia State Council of Machinists fall meeting. Discussions at the biannual meeting focused on the importance of the upcoming elections and the Machinists Union’s vital role in getting the vote out. “The council did a great job addressing a variety of labor issues, including presentations […]

The negotiating team for the nearly 700 employees working at three separate United Launch Alliance (ULA) locations across the U.S.A. met to prepare and plan for negotiations that will start in April, 2022. Members from IAM Local 610 in Cape Canaveral, FL, Local 44 in Decatur, AL and Local 2786 at Vandenburg AFB in California […]

The IAM Transportation leadership recently visited with members at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Hawaii, the latest stop in an ongoing station visit program implemented by the department’s new leadership to visit the airline and railroad members across the United States. The delegation of Richard Johnsen, Chief of Staff to the International President, Edison Fraser, […]

The Machinists Wood, Pulp and Paper Council (MWPPC) held its second annual virtual barbeque competition to help raise money for Guide Dogs of America / Tender Loving Canines (GDA/TLC). The successful event, which followed all safety protocols, brought in more than $26,000. “Despite some obstacles we raised a lot of money for a great cause,” said MWPPC […]

The IAM successfully lobbied for the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund military programs. Together, the programs support more than 100,000 IAM aerospace, defense, and shipbuilding jobs. The final version of the NDAA included Buy American House-passed language, championed by the IAM and U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ). This provision will strengthen Buy […]

Ashcroft, B.C. – More than 40 IAM members of Local Lodge 692 have been locked out by their employer, IG Machine and Fibers since 12 July, 2021 – that means they’ve been locked out for 73 days as of today. “Our members have faced difficulties, but they are not going to back down,” says a combative […]

Millions of Social Security beneficiaries, including many IAM members, will receive a 5.9 percent cost-of-living increase in 2022. The average retired worker can expect to receive an additional $92 per month. Active and retired IAM members have long called for an increase to earned Social Security benefits and for measures that secure the solvency of […]

Organizing campaigns initiated by the Southern Territory came to fruition last week as three separate groups, totaling approximately 200 workers overwhelmingly voted to join the IAM. Flight Instructors from the Flight Safety Service Corp, NAS Whiting Field in Milton, FL, the Helicopter Maintenance H53 Rest Unit from Vertex Aerospace MCAS New River, North Carolina and […]