Category: News

National Native American Heritage Month Profiles: Ranelle Yazzie

National Native American Heritage Month Profiles: Ranelle Yazzie Throughout National Native American Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Native Americans have made to the labor movement and toward expanding the rights of working people. Today’s profile features Ranelle Yazzie, logistics program coordinator at the Federal Aviation Administration […]

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Texas Unions Join Community Allies for ‘Mega Walk’ to Drive Up Voter Turnout in Rio Grande Valley

Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Texas Unions Join Community Allies for ‘Mega Walk’ to Drive Up Voter Turnout in Rio Grande Valley 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 […]

Kaleb Rosa Appointed IAM Air Transport Territory Special Representative 

IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. appointed Kaleb Rosa as a Special Representative to the IAM Air Transport Territory. Rosa served as President of Local 2202 and, most recently, General Chairperson for IAM District 142. The appointment was effective on Nov 1, 2022. Kaleb hired into Alaska Airlines in 2002 and quickly hit the ground serving the […]

Machinists on the Ground, Getting Out the Vote for Pro-Labor Midterm Election Candidates

IAM members across the United States have hit the ground, advocating to fellow Machinists Union members for pro-labor candidates running in the 2022 Midterm Elections. In the weeks leading up to November 8, IAM political volunteers have been going door-to-door in battleground states like Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, to […]