June 2018

Entrenar-al-Entrenador en Español: Inscríbanse Ya

El movimiento obrero y las leyes que protegen los derechos de los trabajadores estån siendo atacados fuertemente hoy en día así que es importante que nuestros miembros estén activos e involucrados en las logias locales y sus comunidades. Nuestros hermanos y hermanas deben ser capaces de promover y comunicar el sindicalismo y las luchas actuales

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First Master’s Degrees Conferred in IAM’s Empire State College Partnership

Grace DiBartolo and Edison Fraser became the first two IAM members to earn master’s degrees through a partnership with SUNY Empire State College. The school’s graduation ceremonies took place June 7 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. DiBartolo is a Lead Customer Service Representative at United Airlines and serves as the grievance committee

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Machinists Call on Boeing to Negotiate in South Carolina

After voting nearly two-to-one for the IAM, Boeing Flight Line Technicians in South Carolina officially have the legal right to negotiate a better life for themselves and their families. “The Machinists Union represents 35,000 members at Boeing locations throughout the nation,” said Mike Evans, IAM Boeing SC Lead Organizer. “For some reason, Boeing executives are

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Watch International President Martinez’s Compelling Speech on Unity

The time is now for working people to unite like never before, said IAM International President Bob Martinez in a rousing speech to the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. “I firmly believe that the time is now for a united, strong, unbreakable movement of working people standing for a better life,” said Martinez. “I cannot

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Machinists Union Signs Alliance Agreement with Spain’s Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía

GVP Pantoja and CCOO Civil Aviation General Secretary Manuel Sanchez Rollon as they completed signing the Alliance Agreement. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) signed an Alliance Agreement with Spain’s Federation de Services a la Ciudadania (CCOO). IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. and Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja signed the

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IAM Local 701 Auto Mechanics Receive ‘Solidarity Award’ for 2017 Industry-Leading Strike

Members of Chicago IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 receive the DePaul University Labor Education Center “Solidarity Award” for their “courage, dedication, unity and solidarity” during a seven-week strike last year that ended with industry-leading increases in mechanic wages, benefits and working conditions. Members of Chicago IAM Automobile Mechanics Local 701 were recently honored for their

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