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Sisters, Brothers and Friends of the IAM, Thanksgiving is a wonderful opportunity to bring loved ones together, reflect on our blessings and express gratitude to others. As fellow Machinists, I hope you will join me by thanking the thousands of our IAM Brothers and Sisters who are still on the job today and throughout … Read more As We Give Thanks…
The Machinists Union mourns the loss of Aerospace Coordinator Mark B. Johnson, 62, who passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. Johnson initiated into IAM Local 751-C in 1977 as a facilities maintenance mechanic for the Boeing Co. in Auburn, WA. He would go on to become a Business Representative and Organizer for District 751 … Read more IAM Mourns Passing of Aerospace Coordinator Mark Johnson
IAM International President Robert Martinez, Jr., is urging members of the U.S. Senate to sign on to a letter led by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) aimed at undoing some of the damage done by President Trump’s executive orders attacking the rights of federal workers. Peters led 43 of his colleagues in a letter requesting that … Read more IAM Urges Senators To Protect Federal Workers
IAM District 837 recently helped a local church in need of a facelift in the St. Louis area. Nearly 20 volunteers traveled from all over the District for the district’s first “IAM H.E.L.P.S. in the Community” event. The event took place at the Greater St. Mark Family Church in Ferguson, MO. Union members did a … Read more IAM District 837 H.E.L.P.S. Greater St. Marks Church in Ferguson, Missouri
Living in a town with fewer than 2,000 residents, it is safe to say that Shawn Clevenger might not belong in the big city. The IAM Local W130 shop steward resides in South Bend, WA, and works as a plant handyman at the Weyerhaeuser lumber mill in neighboring Raymond two miles away, which is not … Read more IAM Veterans Find a Northwest Passion
If you are putting together a celebration this Thanksgiving weekend, please support union workers by adding union-made items to your shopping list. With Thanksgiving just a week away, now is the time to consider purchasing food and other items that support our middle class. For a quick list of many products visit the AFL-CIO’s Union-Made … Read more Make it a Union-Made Thanksgiving
PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW The recent presidential executive orders end 40 years of legislative support for the right of federal union representatives to help colleagues file grievances, address sexual harassment claims, and gain whistle-blower protection. The orders will make it so that employers can use excessive punishment on employees for minimal issues, including … Read more How the Executive Orders Affect Federal Workers
YogaWorks New York City teachers voted “yes” by an overwhelming majority to join the IAM. This is the first-ever union for yoga teachers and movement educators in the United States. YogaWorks NY teachers voted YES by an overwhelming majority to come together as a union! As the first ever union for yoga teachers and movement … Read more New York City YogaWorks Teachers Join the IAM
The IAM recently filed a lawsuit against the GOP-led National Labor Relations Board, alleging that NLRB exceeded its authority by declaring an IAM bargaining unit at Boeing South Carolina invalid. The NLRB recently ruled that the IAM can’t unionize the 176 flight line workers at the Boeing South Carolina campus. This voided a Regional NLRB … Read more IAM Challenges NLRB Boeing South Carolina Ruling
For the core team who fought most for a union at IKEA’s distribution centers in Minooka and Joliet, IL, it wasn’t easy going back into work after the vote didn’t go their way in 2018. Out of nearly 200 workers, they had fallen short of joining the IAM by just seven votes. “That next day, … Read more For Those Who Come After Us