A group of 12 members from IAM Local 623 spent a recent Saturday building wall shelving for Promise Neighborhood Central (PNC), a community organization in St. Cloud, MN. Promise Neighborhood Central is an important community hub for low-income families in the area. It provides year-round academic programs for youth and resources and training for adults. […]
Machinists Union Goes Outdoors on Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Hike
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) recently conducted an outdoor hike in Great Falls, VA. Some 20 people attended from various labor unions, including the IAM. USA Communications Manager Kate Nation organized the morning hike along the Potomac River. The beautiful scenery of the waterfalls and changing color of the leaves made the fall hike something […]
Your Vote Counts: What Working People Are Doing This Week
Your Vote Counts: What Working People Are Doing This Week Welcome to our regular feature, a look at what the various AFL-CIO unions and other working family organizations are doing across the country and beyond. The labor movement is big and active—here’s a look at the broad range of activities we’re engaged in this week. […]
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Support Workers on Strike Against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Support Workers on Strike Against Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 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. Here’s today’s story. The workers at the […]
Maine Lobstering Union Urges White House to Intervene to Stop Threats to State’s Lobster Industry
Trenton, Maine, Oct. 19, 2022 – The Maine Lobstering Union, Local 207 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IMLU) called on the Biden Administration to take action to protect Maine’s safe and sustainable lobster fishery that is being threatened by pending litigation and proposed regulations by NOAA-NMFS. In the letter sent to the […]