The IAM recently joined the United Steelworkers Union (USW), the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO at a press conference to announce the filing of a Section 301 petition, calling on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to initiate an investigation of Chinese commercial shipbuilding.
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, who took the helm leading the IAM on Jan. 1, 2024, has officially been sworn in as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United Sates, is made up of more than 12 million active and retired workers from 60 national and
Read moreInternational President Brian Bryant took office leading the IAM on Jan. 1 and he’s looking forward to staying in touch with our members, supporters and the world! Follow International President Bryant on X, formerly Twitter, at @IAMBrianBryant to stay up to date as he guides our union into the future alongside our 600,000 members across North America.
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Elías Flamenco Rivera as a Headquarters Communications Representative, effective September 1, 2022. Flamenco Rivera joins the IAM from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union where he developed content and strategies to grow the union’s online influence and engagement among members by promoting key policy issues
Read moreThe Machinists Union’s Headquarters building in Upper Marlboro, MD recently passed the 30-year mark of serving as the Grand Lodge for the IAM. The building houses many IAM departments that serve the membership under the direction of the International President, General Secretary-Treasurer, and Resident General Vice President. The four-level building, which opened in August 1992,
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