Constitution Day, celebrated every year on September 17, commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Article I, Section II of the U.S. Constitution mandates a count of the U.S. population every 10 years. The data collected helps determine where more than $675 billion in federal funding is distributed to states and […]
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Support IAM Workers at Jamestown Metal Products, Urge Institutional Casework to Reverse Course, Halt Plant Closure
U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on Institutional Casework Inc. to reconsider their plan to close Jamestown Metal Products in Jamestown, NY and work with local officials to overcome financial challenges the company may be facing. Institutional Casework Inc. announced in May that they would close the historic Jamestown plant, which has […]
Apply Now for the 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition
The 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2021. Apply for a 2021 IAM Scholarship. In 2020, the IAM awarded 16 scholarships valued at $64,000. The winners were selected out […]
Big Show of Solidarity in Wichita for Local 774
Hundreds of IAM Local 774, District 70 members and supporters rallied in downtown Wichita, KS last week in a show of solidarity and support of their negotiating committee amid contract negotiations with Textron Aviation. “Textron Aviation manufactures the industry’s best-in-class aircraft,” said District 70 President and Directing Business Representative Cornell Beard. “Our skilled machinists are […]
Help Us Save Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs on Thursday’s IAM Airline Day of Action
IAM airline members are mobilizing this Thursday, Sept. 17 in 32 cities in over 20 states, either in person or virtually with Senators and Senate staff, to demand that Congress act now to pass legislation that would stem hundreds of thousands of layoffs slated to begin on October 1, 2020. The Senate has taken two […]
IAM Members at Dobbins ARB Ratify New Contract
Members of IAM Local 611 working at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA overwhelmingly ratified a three-year agreement last week with Pegasus Support Services. The group of more than 80 members perform a myriad of jobs covering a total of 67 job classifications including Air Traffic Control, vehicle and building maintenance, supply control, HVAC […]
IAM’s Maria Santiago Lillis Recognized for Making a Difference in Hawaii
IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Maria Santiago Lillis was recently featured in an article published in the Hawaii Landscape magazine titled, “Sisters Under the Skin: Diversity of Women and Labor in Hawaii.” The article, written by Dr. Leslie Lopez who specializes in labor education curriculum at the University of Hawaii’s Center for Labor Education […]
IAM Members Battle Vast West Coast Wildfires
Raging wildfires are ripping across the entire west coast, leaving behind a path of smoldering ash and char. Up and down the coast families are being forced to evacuate their homes and scramble to safety. Also increasing are the confirmed reports of IAM members losing everything they own to the fires. In addition to thousands […]
IAM Airline Workers Need Action: 23 Days Until Relief Expires
The airline Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for many IAM members and other airline workers. American Airlines has announced it will lay off 19,000 workers on October […]
Machinists Union: President Trump Has Broken His Promises to U.S. Workers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2020 – President Trump’s promises to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, pledges that American workers “won’t lose one plant” and declarations that “they are all coming back” have been broken time and time again during his term of office. Dozens of IAM-represented facilities from coast to coast have closed since Trump took office, affecting […]