Justice on the Job, Service to the Community
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As you read this edition of the IAM Journal, I hope you will appreciate the new direction we have taken with it, and the increased emphasis we have placed on our members. You will read about organizing successes and how the Machinists Union has brought our jobs home from overseas. You’ll meet a few of … Read more
As a show of solidarity with members on the shop floors, members of the IAM Crown Cork & Seal Negotiating Committee donned IAM solidarity t-shirts on the final day of negotiating a new three-year master agreement covering nearly 320 IAM members across four states. Front row, left to right: Rick Mickschl, Grand Lodge Representative; Earl … Read more
The next time you plan to purchase cookies or other products of snack-maker Nabisco, check the label. If it’s not made in the U.S. or Canada, don’t buy it. Save your hard-earned dollars in support of IAM and other union jobs. Support the “Check the Label” campaign. Mondelēz International, the Nabisco brand’s parent … Read more
Sisters and Brothers, On May 5, 1888, our great union was founded when 19 railroad machinists secretly met in Atlanta to protect their rights from an abusive employer. During that meeting in a dirty railroad pit, those individuals could not have conceived what the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers would become. Tom Talbot … Read more
The American Health Care Act has narrowly passed the House of Representative by a vote of 217-213. Twenty Republicans joined every House Democrat in opposing the bill. The legislation will now move to the Senate for debate. IAM International President Bob Martinez issued the following statement: “This is another rushed and flawed attempt at health … Read more
China’s first modern large jet, the C919, manufactured by Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC, is expected to make its maiden flight on Friday. The commercial plane threatens to become direct competitor to the Machinists Union-made Boeing 737. COMAC has benefited from technology offsets of North American and European competitors. Boeing plans to open a 737 … Read more
Members who participated in the IAM Local 1725 first annual Union Golf Tournament signed an event poster. Proceeds for the event went to the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC. More than 100 people took a swing at raising money this week for the Charlotte, NC, Levine Children’s Hospital at the IAM Local 1725 first … Read more
IAM Grand Lodge employees and families once again donated and volunteered their time to support the March of Dimes by raising over $6,900 this year. This is the 16th year the union has sponsored the charity and has raised more than $80,000 to date. Volunteers held chili lunches, bake sales, participated in Blue Jeans for … Read more
