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Cutting F-35 Production Would Impact American Defense Industry Workers-IAM Calls For Increased Funding for NLRB-IAM Fights For Robust Funding In NDAA

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CUTTING F-35 PRODUCTION WOULD BE A BLOW TO SKILLED AMERICAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY WORKERS: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers President Robert Martinez Jr. argues that it’s time for Congress to ditch any F-35 cuts to preserve American jobs, while ensuring national security in a recent opinion piece published in Breaking Defense. READ: Cutting F-35 production would be a blow to skilled American defense industry workers Breaking Defense IAM CALLS FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR […]

Machinists Union Members at Southwest Airlines Overwhelmingly Ratify Industry Leading Agreement with Historic Wage Increases, Overtime Protections

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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), North America’s largest air transport union, has overwhelmingly ratified a strong five-year collective bargaining agreement with Southwest Airlines that gives its members a 13.1% wage increase from the current wage on the date of ratification and a 25.1% general wage increase over four years putting its members at the top of the […]

44-Year IAM Member and Georgia AFL-CIO President Charlie Flemming Announces Retirement

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Charlie Flemming, a 44-year IAM member, and current Georgia AFL-CIO President, recently announced his retirement from the Georgia AFL-CIO, effective January 1, 2023. Charlie was elected as Georgia AFL-CIO President in 2011 after serving as the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council president. He spent over 30 years working in the airline industry with Southern Airways, Republic […]

Florida District 166 Lodges Raise $25K to Make Christmas Magical for Children in Foster Care

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IAM Local Lodge District Lodge 166 and Local Lodges 2061, 610, 773, 971 along with the Florida State Council of Machinists and Herndon Solutions Group fundraised over $28,000 throughout the year to buy Christmas gifts for children in foster care. For more than fifteen years the District and Local Lodges have donated to Brevard Family […]

IAM Victory Lodge 1725 Members Give the Children at the Renaissance West STEAM Academy a Christmas to Remember

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Recently, IAM Victory Lodge 1725 members donated their time and money to provide a special Christmas for 49 children attending the Renaissance West STEAM Academy (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). The children, who are either staying in shelters or homeless, hung their wish lists on Christmas trees, and Victory Lodge 1725 members picked a name and delivered one or all […]