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The IAM’s Winpisinger Center conducted two Organizing I programs this past December. Forty-four members broke into groups of English and Spanish-speaking classrooms. Members were instructed on how to organize and grow our union in the week-long, information-packed course. Two members, Julissa Salas of Local 1930 and Robert Evans of IAM Local 4, speak out in […]
Before the holidays, military veterans from IAM Local 4 participated in Wreaths Across America Day 2022 at Joy Chapel Cemetery in Hollywood, MD. The Hollywood United Methodist Church congregation collected donations to buy wreaths through Wreaths Across America, and community members laid them on the graves of U.S. military veterans buried in the Joy Chapel […]
Español Members of Puerto Rico’s IAM Local 2725 working at Frito Lay recently ratified a new contract that strengthens salaries, benefits and working conditions. After intricate negotiations, the workers won a contract that includes significant increases, weekly sales incentives and more. “We are proud of the IAM members at Frito Lay for standing together to […]
International President Robert Martinez, Jr. has appointed Tiffany Lopez, Tom Marshall, Rachel Arnold, Marilyn Soto, Ducarmel Pierre and Carmelo Benedicto as Associate Organizers assigned to the IAM Air Transport Territory. “We are thrilled to welcome each of these talented organizers whose background and expertise will strengthen the IAM,” said IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice […]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2022 –The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached a two-year tentative agreement extension with McGee Air Services, an Alaska Airlines subsidiary, that will put over 2300 IAM members at McGee Air Services workers at one of the highest pay scale levels for airline operation vendors in the industry. The IAM organized McGee Air Services in […]