Jobs with Justice
Roughly 130 Swissport cleaners and ramp agents at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston voted overwhelmingly in favor of IAM representation this past week. The workers cited pay, scheduling and concerns about overtime as reasons for voting to make the … Read more
More than 1,700 IAM-represented auto mechanics from across the Chicagoland area are venturing into their third day on strike. A group of more than 130 Chicago dealerships have refused to pay the skilled workers a fair wage and provide them … Read more
IAM International President Bob Martinez was in Houston to visit with the nearly 360 Machinists members who work at Wyman Gordon Forgings, a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp. It was an opportunity to meet the Machinists Union members who keep the … Read more
International President Bob Martinez announced the appointment of Juan Negron to the position of Chief of Staff for the Eastern Territory, effective August 1, 2017. “I am proud to welcome Juan as the new Eastern Territory Chief of Staff,” said … Read more
IAM International President Bob Martinez wrote an op-ed in Monday’s Seattle Times addressing Boeing’s continued job cuts amidst soaring stock prices. Boeing executives are gushing over the company’s stock, up a whopping 58 percent over the last 12 months. Washington … Read more
More than 1,700 IAM-represented auto mechanics from across the Chicagoland area walked off the job at the strike of midnight Monday after a group of more than 130 Chicago dealerships refused to pay the workers a fair wage and provide … Read more
This was the kind of surprise that IAM Local 264 MBTA Bus Mechanics, fighting for their livelihoods as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pushes to privatize their jobs, were glad to see. Before a meeting of the Boston-area transit agency’s fiscal … Read more
IAM International President Bob Martinez has appointed Grand Lodge Education Representative Rhonda Rogers to Director of the Women’s and Human Rights Department. The appointment is effective August 1. “I am very pleased to welcome Rhonda to this position,” said Martinez. … Read more
In a world that has become it harder and harder to negotiate decent bargaining agreements for union members who work in the Department of Energy, the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department (MTD) requested support from the IAM. IAM members employed by … Read more