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IAM Here for Our Members: IAM Employee Assistance Program
Approximately 30 members recently took the initial EAP I class at the IAM’s Winpisinger Education Center in Hollywood, Md. The class is the first level of training within an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Members can learn how to identify and assist fellow members experiencing personal issues like addiction, stress, or mental health concerns, providing confidential
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Kentucky State Council Hosts Successful Lobby Day at State Capitol
The Kentucky State Council recently held a productive lobby day at the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., where members of IAM District 1888, including Locals 1294 and 1720, gathered to advocate for policies that benefit working families across the state. During the event, IAM members met with Kentucky state representatives and senators to discuss and
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Protecting Our Membership, America’s Veterans: IAM Union, Allies Win Injunction to Stop OPM, Education Department Disclosure of Private Federal Worker Data
The IAM Union, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), and allies representing more than 2 million workers have been granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Education from disclosing sensitive personal information to employees affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who do
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IAM Guidance on OPM “Five Bullets” Email to Federal Workers
Dear IAM Federal Sector Members, Much of our federal membership has reported receiving an email titled “What did you do last week?” from a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) email address, hr@opm.org. The email asks all federal employees to respond by the end of day on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 with five bullets points
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👋 Machinists on the Hill: Workers at center of trade talk
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TCU/IAM Lorton Amtrak Auto Train Workers Rally for Fair Wages
More than a year after voting to organize into the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM), the largest union on Amtrak, union representatives for Drummac employees who work on the Amtrak Auto Train Property in Lorton, Va., held an informational picket on Feb. 19, 2025, to highlight Drummac management’s stall tactics during negotiations. SEE PHOTOS FROM THE INFORMATIONAL PICKET The informational picket took
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Rail Division Local Chairmen Visit Winpisinger Center for Training
IAM Rail Division Local Chairmen, also known as lead or first stewards, recently attended the Basic Local Chairman Class at IAM Union’s William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Helping to lead the class from District 19 were: Reece Murtagh, President/Directing General Chairman Marty Rosato, Secretary-Treasurer John Denny, General Chairman and Assistant President/Directing General Chairman
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Iowa Local 1293 Dexter Laundry Members Prepare for Negotiations
The proud and hardworking IAM Local 1293 members at Dexter Laundry in Fairfield, Iowa, build U.S.-made professional laundry machines. The 170-member group recently sent four members to the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md. The negotiation team prepared a unified approach for upcoming talks with the employer. Over the week,
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NFFE-IAM Takes Up Fight to Save VA, Protect Veterans
IAM Union and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), along with fellow labor unions and allies in Congress are calling for the current administration to stop its plan to recklessly cut the federal workforce, including crucial Veterans Affairs (VA) staff. NFFE-IAM National President Randy Erwin joined allies outside VA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in
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Workers Who Maintain DC-Area Trees Under Siege by Employer That Refuses to Bargain
Management at a Washington, D.C.-area non-profit are continuing to ignore the law by stonewalling their own employees from bargaining a union contract. Casey Trees workers, who plant and maintain trees across the DC area, voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM in August 2024. Workers have been seeking an increased voice in their work, which is
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