Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Delaware AFL-CIO: Gov. Carney Signs Bill Increasing State Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. […]
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest aerospace and defense union in North America, released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s Buy American proposed rule, ensuring our nation’s future is made in America by all of America’s workers. “President […]
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) joined a coalition of labor organizations to call on Congress to support the “Fair and Open Skies Act” introduced by US Representative Peter Defazio (D-OR). The legislation, among other things, would give the Department of Transportation (DOT) the authority needed to protect the wages, benefits and […]
IAM District 19 recently ratified two new agreements with Metro North and Long Island Rail Road. The new contracts are the result of the lobbying efforts of the IAM, several other transportation unions and members from around the country. Because of this lobbying, the IAM has retained all the positions at Metro North and […]
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate confirmation of Jennifer Abruzzo as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel: “On behalf of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, we applaud the […]