IAM legislative action is vitally essential for our union and membership. The delegates and officers of the Kansas State Council of Machinists, the state’s political action arm of the IAM, met last week in Topeka. The 30 delegates and officers came to hear reports and discuss important worker-related issues with Kansas Machinist members. The Council
Read moreFor six weeks, highly trained IAM Local 1363 automotive mechanics in suburban Cleveland, have been on strike at Valley Ford Truck after the company’s poor contract offer included retirement cuts and reduced work hours. Union members there, despite freezing weather and a recent snowstorm, continue to man the picket line in hopes of a fair
Read moreThe IAM and the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md., continue to offer vital training to help members learn valuable skills needed to organize those without union representation. The IAM Organizing I program had 25 students participate in this recent class. The Winpisinger Center organizes classes each year that are also taught in
Read moreThe IAM continues to grow through organizing new members. As one of the most prominent unions in North America, we are leading in training union members to become the best in the labor movement.
Read moreMore than 130 union tradeswomen from 19 states, as well as Canada and Denmark, joined together recently for the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) All-Women’s Hike at Great Falls Park in McLean, Va.
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