As the battle against “right-to-work” laws heats up across the country, some IAM members have gone into full “Fighting Machinist” mode. In the past two weeks, legislators in Missouri, New Hampshire, Kentucky and even West Chester Township, Ohio have either passed or are in the process of passing the anti-worker legislation. IAM member and Missouri […]
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Are you an IAM member with military service? Would you like to get involved in the IAM Veteran Services Program? The IAM is holding its third Veteran Services Program April 2-7 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The IAM understands military veterans can have unique situations and needs. This
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William W. Winpisinger Forty years ago this month, IAM International President Elect William Winpisinger spoke to a convention of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) which was immersed in a nearly three-year battle with team owners for a contract. “Your fight is our fight,” said Winpisinger. “If the owners defeat your right to bargain,
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The new Congress is off and running, and IAM members are closely watching legislation that affects working families. At a time when the United States remains the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all as a right, the Republicans want to end the Affordable Care Act (ACA), throw nearly 30
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In the second week of January, what do legislators in states nearly 1,300 miles apart have in common? If you guessed working on laws to help improve the lives of the citizens of their states, you would be wrong. Lawmakers in Missouri and New Hampshire are the latest to conduct hearings on so-called “right-to-work” laws
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IAM airline crew members from across the United States are showing their support for striking British Airways Mixed Fleet crew. Watch our Stand in Solidarity video. The Mixed Fleet crew, which operates some long and short haul flights, has been subjected to lower pay and substandard employment conditions compared to other British Airways employees since
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Seasonal firefighters and other part-time federal workers represented by the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) have finally won the right to fairly compete for permanent jobs in the federal government. With the signing of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, NFFE-IAM members celebrate a victory for temporary and term employees at federal land management
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Wisconsin IAM District 10 and Local 873 have struck another huge win for IAM members and working families throughout the state in the fight against GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s right to work (for less) law. A U.S. District Court judge has sided with the Machinists Union and ruled a portion of the law, which prohibited
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“The principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.” That’s how Dr. Martin Luther King described the labor movement. He stood with working people, and on April 4, 1968, he died fighting for them. King believed we could all play a part in uplifting humanity through acts of kindness and community service.
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Norway’s OSM Aviation and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognizing the right of employees to organize and laying the basis for genuine representation and collective bargaining rights to raise standards and working conditions, and to ensure professional services in the international aviation sector. “We’re a newcomer in
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