15 F-35 Instructor Pilots and Simulator Technicians Vote Unanimously to Join IAM
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is thrilled to announce that on Sept. 11, 2024 a distinguished group of 15 F-35 Instructor Pilots and Simulator Technicians unanimously voted to join our union. This landmark decision reflects the trust and confidence these skilled professionals have placed in the IAM to represent
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IAM Union-Built Naval Ship Commissioned for Duty
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., recently en route to its commissioning site at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. Approximately 220 members of IAM Local 1133 (District W2021), are part of 13 different unions building the ship. IAM Local 1133 members are
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Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Elizabeth Mercado
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Elizabeth Mercado
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Elizabeth Mercado of the Communications Workers of America (CWA).
Elizabeth Mercado has been a CWA union activist and leader for more than 23 years. She has held many positions in both her union and her community—from serving on her local school board as the first Puerto Rican woman (and, eventually, president), to chairing the CWA National Women’s Committee from 2021 to 2023, working as a Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Trabajadoras Fellow and beyond, Mercado continuously demonstrates her commitment to the community, workers’ rights and human rights.
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 09/19/2024 – 10:23
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Rally to Win Strong First Contract
Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Volkswagen Workers in Chattanooga Rally to Win Strong First Contract
Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
After a historic union election victory earlier this year, UAW members who work for Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are gearing up to begin negotiating a powerful first contract with the automotive giant later this week.More than 400 newly minted UAW members, their family members and community supporters rallied on Sunday to channel momentum from the vote to securing a contract that raises workplace standards, increases wages, improves benefits and codifies protections similar to those secured by autoworkers in other unionized plants. Other demands from Volkswagen workers include corporate accountability, workplace respect, retirement security and better paid time off. With representation across every department and shift at the facility, the 20-person elected bargaining committee has been meeting for weeks already to analyze survey data about members’ goals for the first agreement.“Our victory in April was just the beginning,” said Samuel Gallardo, an assembly line worker at Volkswagen. “Now we are focused on winning a contract that reflects the hard work and dedication of every worker here. We’ve shown that when we stand together, we win—first our union, and soon a contract that guarantees higher wages, better benefits, and a brighter future for all.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Thu, 09/19/2024 – 10:03
IAM Members Recognized for 50 Golden Years of Membership at Convention
Seventeen IAM members were honored during the final day of the 41st IAM Grand Lodge Convention in New York City. Each had passed the threshold of over 50 years of service to our organization. 50 years of service earns a gold membership card for the honoree. It is a treasured recognition within the IAM. “As
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UAW Serves Strike Notice at Ford’s River Rouge – Tool & Die Unit Over Local Agreement Issues Including Job Security, Wage Parity and Work Rules
The Tool & Die Unit at Ford’s River Rouge Complex will strike on Thursday, September 26 if local contract issues are not resolved.
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Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President
(WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday elected not to endorse any candidate for U.S. President. After reviewing six months of nationwide member polling and wrapping up nearly a year of rank-and-file roundtable interviews with all major candidates for the presidency, the union was left with few commitments […]
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Teamsters Release Presidential Endorsement Polling Data
(WASHINGTON) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today publicly released six months of membership polling data on the union’s possible endorsement for the next U.S. President, revealing former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden each edged Vice President Kamala Harris among Teamsters voters in major polls commissioned by the union. The Teamsters have not […]
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IAFF inducted into the DOL’s Century of Service Honor Roll
The IAFF receives special recognition from the Department of Labor for its 106 years of service to its members and the labor movement.
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Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Roy Zuniga
Hispanic Heritage Month Profiles: Roy Zuniga
Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, the AFL-CIO will be profiling leaders and activists to spotlight the diverse contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to the labor movement. Today’s profile features Roy Zuniga of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC).
In addition to delivering mail to the customers on his route, Roy Zuniga goes the extra mile to serve his fellow letter carriers as a shop steward, on-the-job instructor and NALC activist. Reflecting on why being involved in his union is important to him, Zuniga shared the following: “What I enjoy most is passing on to the new members what was passed on to me and more. When you see new brothers and sisters at a meeting or they call you because they have a question, it makes it all worth it.”
Kenneth Quinnell
Wed, 09/18/2024 – 10:02