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Philly TCU/IAM Members are Voting their Jobs & Voting Harris-Walz
Chief of Staff to the International President Vinny Addeo, IAM National Legislative and Political Director Hasan Solomon, TCU/IAM National Legislative Director Dave Arouca, and IAM Assistant Communications Director DeLane Adams recently visited members of TCU/IAM Locals 1351 and Local 878 who work for Amtrak in Philadelphia. Members were able to receive IAM Union for Kamala
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IAM GOTV Teams Canvass Philadelphia to Educate Union Member
This past week in northeast Philadelphia, several hundred union members from various unions gathered at the Sprinkler Fitters Local 692 Hall, coordinated through the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, for its Saturday labor walk. The walks are organized to canvass the city and educate union members at their homes by dropping off materials so they can make an
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IAM Members Hit the Ground in North Carolina to Boost Union Turnout for Pro-Labor Candidates
IAM members are actively campaigning in the crucial state of North Carolina to support Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who have both demonstrated a strong commitment to labor rights, in their run for the presidency. Partnering with the North Carolina AFL-CIO, IAM members are canvassing union households, aiming to boost turnout
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IAM Joins Western Pennsylvania Union Members to Get Out the Vote
For weeks, IAM and other union members in Pittsburgh and from across the country have flocked to the Allegheny-Fayette County Labor Council office to pick up materials before heading out to door-knock as part of the national AFL-CIO’s political program. In the first stage of the program, political volunteers visited union members’ households to provide
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IAM, TWU-IAM Association Members at American Airlines Overwhelmingly Ratify Industry-Leading Contract Extensions
More than 34,000 members of the TWU-IAM Association, a union alliance of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) at American Airlines, have overwhelmingly ratified contract extensions that greatly increase pay, quality of life and more. The Association’s negotiating committees had reached tentative agreements with the carrier
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IAM Union Mobilizes Across Wisconsin to Drive Voter Turnout, Safeguard Democracy
The IAM continues to ramp up efforts across Wisconsin in collaboration with the state AFL-CIO and other affiliates to mobilize union households ahead of the upcoming elections. The initiative focuses on encouraging voters to support candidates who prioritize infrastructure development, good jobs, and the protection of union rights, ultimately aiming to build a stronger economy
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Friend of the IAM, Trailblazing Chicago Rail Leader Honored with Metra Train Car
On Oct. 29, 2024, former Chicago Metra Board Chair Romayne Brown, the first African-American woman to chair the board, was honored with a Metra Train Car dedicated to her tireless efforts as the Metra Board Chair. During her term as chair, Brown helped lead the agency through COVID-19 challenges that became some of the most
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IAM Union Makes Final Push in Battleground States Ahead of 2024 Election
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024—Brian Bryant, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), today issued a statement on the IAM’s extensive political mobilization efforts in battleground states, emphasizing the critical role of union volunteers in getting out the vote for pro-worker candidates: “As the nation’s largest aerospace, airline, transportation, and defense
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Monica Pasillas Appointed IAM Grand Lodge Auditor
IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes has appointed longtime IAM activist Monica Pasillas as a Grand Lodge Auditor, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Pasillas, a 13-year IAM member, initiated into IAM Chicago Local 2339O in 2011 as an ExpressJet flight attendant. She later transferred to Newark Local 2339N. She had taken on leadership roles in both locals
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IAM Air Transport, Rail Leaders Elected to Top ITF Positions as Transportation Workers Unite in Global Solidarity; Put Women, Young Workers at Forefront
IAM air transport and rail industry leaders from across the United States and Canada were elected to top positions at the recent International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Global Congress. The IAM, North America’s largest transportation union, is taking a leading role worldwide as transport workers find themselves at the forefront of multiple crises – from
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