The National Labor Relations Board recently certified the union election win for over 100 Apple store employees in Towson, Md. The Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (CORE) overwhelmingly voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Here are some top press clips and social media posts from the historic organizing campaign to […]
Guide Dogs of America – Tender Loving Canines Mark National PTSD Awareness Day
Guide Dogs of America-Tender Loving Canines continues to advocate and serve Americans and service members in need. June 27 is National PTSD Awareness Day, to which GDA-TLC works to bring awareness to military veterans coping with PTSD. With many IAM members serving in the armed forces, the Machinists Union will continue to be a driving […]
Register Now for IAM’s October Human Rights Program
The IAM Women’s and Human Rights Department will offer the Human Rights Program from October 23-28, 2022. The program will be held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Recognizing that justice and equality can only be achieved through an organized and empowered working class, the Human Rights Program will […]
North Carolina Local 350 Members Secure Strong Contract at Spirit AeroSystems
Machinists Local Lodge 350 members employed at Spirit AeroSystems in Kinston, NC ratified a new 5-year deal recently. The new accord also features a combined cash, and stock signing bonus for a total of $9,000 bonuses in retirement and cash. The membership voted overwhelmingly to accept the new five-year deal, which includes: $1 per hour […]
IAM Rail Division Pounds Pavement in Washington, DC
At this week’s 2022 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, union leaders from TCU, the Carmen Division, and IAM District Lodge 19 amplified our members’ voices by meeting with various elected officials from across the federal government. Our railroaders spoke at length with leaders from the Federal Railroad Administration, the Surface Transportation Board, and Congress. […]
Machinists Join Moral March on Washington
Julie Frietchen, IAM Director of Women’s and Human Rights, talks about the recent Moral March on Washington. The Machinists Union supported the protest, along with thousands of others from around the country who converged on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. Activists joined Rev. William Barber to speak out for the millions of Americans who struggle […]
Machinists Union Members Make Powerful Return to Capitol Hill at IAM Legislative Conference
IAM members and political activists from across the United States convened in Washington, DC this week for the 2022 IAM Legislative Conference, hearing from allies of the Machinists Union and lobbying members of Congress. IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., as well as IAM National Political and Legislative Director Hasan Solomon, welcomed Legislative Conference delegates […]
Tell North Dakota’s Elected Officials: Save Machinists Union Jobs at Motor Coach Industries
Approximately 175 IAM Local W384 (District 5) members at Motor Coach Industries (MCI) Pembina, North Dakota plant were told they will be out of work by the end of the year due to the company’s decision to close the facility. “We were just in shock thinking back to all the things we’ve been told, the […]
Machinists Union Reaches Historic, Industry-Leading Tentative Agreement Extension for 5,300 Members at Alaska Airlines
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached a tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines that, for the first time in the carrier’s history, will put approximately 5,300 Alaska Airlines workers at the top of the airline industry’s pay scale. The tentative agreement extension covers IAM members who […]
IAM Local 1379 Members Ratify Strong Three-Year Contract with Kennedy Valve in New York
180 IAM Local Lodge 1379 (IAM District 65) members at Kennedy Valve in Elmira, NY, who produce fire hydrants and water valves, recently ratified an extremely strong three-year agreement. The membership voted overwhelmingly to accept the tentative agreement, which includes: – Major wage increases – Improvements to pensions – Bereavement language – Shift differential – Life insurance – Accidental death and […]