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Attention all IAM members who enjoy taking photos. The 2023 IAM Photography contest is now open, so get out your cameras or smartphones and start snapping some pics of your Union sisters and brothers. The official call letter and entry forms can be found here. Submit your pictures of IAM members in their workplace, union […]
IAM District 34 recently successfully negotiated a first contract with Valiant Government Services for 25 new IAM members working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base under the Service Contract Act (SCA). Highlights of the three-year agreement include: Wage increase averaging 25% in year one Doubling of health and welfare contributions from the employer Shift and […]
February 2023 Re: Paid Sick Days Sisters and Brothers: As you may know, we were informed today that both the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWE) and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) have recently signed agreements for paid sick leave, we are happy to see that these agreements have been made. District […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2023 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding President Biden’s State of the Union address: “As one of the largest and most diverse labor unions in the United States, the Machinists Union cares first and foremost about […]
The IAM and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) were important parts of two recent presidential visits announcing funding for projects from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. President Biden appeared next to an IAM-made Amtrak Acela locomotive in Baltimore, with the IAM logo proudly displayed. He announced that funds from the new law would replace the 150-year-old […]