ESPAÑOL A group of 51 IKEA warehouse workers in Carolina, Puerto Rico voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM Southern Territory campaign began late last year when IKEA workers reached out about improving their work life, including fair treatment and pay. Workers at
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Read moreIAM Local 701, representing auto technicians across Illinois, applauds the findings of a groundbreaking study evaluating the effects of the 2022 Illinois law on auto mechanic warranty work reimbursement. The law, spearheaded by then DBR Sam Cicinelli, introduced in the House by Illinois State Rep. Larry Walsh and endorsed by IAM Local 701, created fair compensation for
Read moreThe Georgia State Council of Machinists recently held a meeting in Atlanta that brought together delegates from across the state to discuss pressing issues facing workers and their families. Over two days, attendees engaged in legislative and political discussions and heard from prominent speakers dedicated to advocating for labor rights in the Peach State.
Read moreAmanda Goodman Berry, a Delta Air Lines worker who is helping to organize workers into the IAM, celebrates Black History Month by discussing the activism of Rosa Parks. In 1955, Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat to a white person aboard a city bus in Montgomery, Ala., a defiant move that
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