The IAM is urging Senators to vote “yes” on a desperately-needed relief package that would help IAM members and all working people recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Rescue Plan has passed the House and the Senate is expected to vote this week. Please act now to implore your Senators to vote “yes” on […]
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Organizing and Servicing the Focus at IAM District 2020 Inaugural Convention
Newly-formed IAM District 2020 held its inaugural convention last weekend in Virginia Beach, VA with International President Robert Martinez Jr, General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes and Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace in attendance. Martinez, Cervantes and Wallace addressed the delegation, driving home the importance of organizing and bringing union representation to workers in the […]
Pennsylvania Local 2439 Members Ratify Strong Contract at TCC Pennwest Homes
More than 140 members of IAM Local 2439 voted to ratify a new contract on Saturday with TCC Pennwest Homes. The three-year agreement netted economic and non-economic gains in many areas for the members who produce modular homes at the Emlenton, PA facility. The new deal includes a very significant increase in hourly pension contributions […]
Biden Puts Presidential Support Behind Unions, Alabama Amazon Workers
President Joe Biden is backing up his campaign promise of being a pro-union president by supporting worker’s efforts to form a union at the Bessemer, AL Amazon facility. Biden released a video stating that every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union. “I have long said America wasn’t built by […]
Machinists Union Strongly Supports the American Rescue Plan Recovery Package
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. sent a letter to members of the House requesting their support for the American Rescue Plan recovery package and opposition to any anti-worker amendments to the bill. The American Rescue Plan will provide much-needed assistance to IAM members and working families during one of the most challenging periods in […]
IAM Members at DynCorp Ratify New Master Agreement
104 IAM members from DynCorp, who perform aircraft maintenance on the CLS Transport Program for the government, this week overwhelmingly voted to ratify a fifty-month master agreement. The contract provides many improvements including wage increases, caps on medical insurance increases, retention of dental and vision premiums and shortening the amount of time needed for an […]