IAM CORE negotiating committee members from the newly organized Apple store in Towson, MD, have set dates for formal negotiations with Apple management. Formal negotiations will kick off on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, and continue on Jan. 12, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, and Feb. 2. The members have been preparing for formal negotiations and have undergone intense training on various topics. Towson Apple workers voted to join the International Association of Machinists and […]
The IAM joins labor and human rights allies in condemning the Chinese government’s state-sponsored abuse of Uyghurs and other minority groups, including forced labor in the automotive supply chain. A new Sheffield Hallam University report highlights human rights violations in China’s Uyghur Region, including widespread oppression that touches the supply chains of nearly every major […]
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Kim Valliere as a Special Representative assigned to Ontario Canada starting January 1, 2023. Valliere will be responsible for providing service and support to our members in Ontario. A 32-year IAM member, Sister Valliere became a member of IAM Local Lodge 2330 (now Local Lodge 103) in […]
Mike Rose, IAM Chief of Staff to the International President assigned to the wood, pulp and paper sectors, will retire from the IAM, effective January 1, 2023. Rose, a 42-year member, is renowned throughout the IAM and globally as a leading voice for working people in the wood, pulp and paper industry. He has spent […]
December 8 is the day that marks when Latina women would have worked enough time to make the same amount of money as white, non-Hispanic men made in 2021. On average, Latinas make only 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. According to the National Women’s Law Center, Latinas would have to […]