The Build Back Better Act will support working families by: Lowering health care costs Lowering child care and family care costs Investing $390 billion for the child care initiative and the universal preschool initiative. Providing $20 billion in workforce development programs. Providing $9.5 billion in public health infrastructure and workforce. Providing $3.5 billion for domestic manufacturing conversion grants to automobile […]
Announcing the 2021 IAM Toy Drive Night of Shopping at Target!
Announcing the 2021 IAM Toy Drive Night of Shopping at Target! IAM Local 2061, IAM Local 610, IAM Local 773, IAM District 166 and all the IAM members and families are invited to help shop for the children in the Brevard County foster care system that our Union has adopted this year. This will take […]
Military veterans are essential to America’s workforce – By Robert J. Martinez
As a U.S. Navy veteran, I’m honored to lead the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) as we champion for measures aimed at helping make sure our nation’s military veterans are treated with respect in the workplace and beyond. Advocacy for veterans comes natural for our union, which has such a high density […]
Tentative John Deere Deal Shows Momentum for Worker Movement
A tentative deal struck between Deere & Co. and the United Auto Workers union offers substantial improvements over one that workers rejected before going on strike, including larger wage increases, no new tiers to retirement benefits and a signing bonus of $8,500. The deal, which is subject to approval by union membership, suggests that John Deere backed […]
Starbucks Workers Win Ruling to Seek Union in November Vote
The U.S. labor board rejected Starbucks Corp.’s bid to prevent store-by-store unionization votes at several locations in the Buffalo, New York, area — dealing a preliminary victory to a labor group trying to establish the first union foothold among the coffee giant’s corporate-run U.S. stores. In a Thursday ruling, Nancy Wilson, acting National Labor Relations Board […]
McDonald’s workers strike to protest alleged sexual harassment with goal of unionizing
McDonald’s employees are planning a one-day strike this week over the company’s handling of sexual harassment at the workplace and urging the workers to unionize. “I’m going on strike because, despite years of protests, McDonald’s still refuses to take responsibility for the countless women and teenagers who face harassment on the job at its stores […]
Machinists Union, Georgia Congressional Delegation Fighting to Save First Responder Jobs at Marietta Lockheed Martin Facility
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2021 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Georgia Democratic congressional delegation, led by U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), are working to help firefighters and facility safety technicians at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA, fight to save their jobs. Lockheed Martin recently announced that it plans to outsource […]
Workers Rights Rally October 28!
Join us for the Workers Rights Rally as we Unite Against Medical Mandates!
Machinists Union Members at United Launch Alliance Get Ready for the Bargaining Table
The negotiating team for the nearly 700 employees working at three separate United Launch Alliance (ULA) locations across the U.S.A. met to prepare and plan for negotiations that will start in April, 2022. Members from IAM Local 610 in Cape Canaveral, FL, Local 44 in Decatur, AL and Local 2786 at Vandenburg AFB in California are […]
10,000 John Deere workers strike over contract
Some 10,000 unionized Deere & Company workers went on strike early Thursday after rejecting a contract proposal from the agriculture equipment manufacturer. The big picture: The John Deere tractors maker and negotiators for the United Automobile Workers (UAW) reached a deal on the proposal earlier this month. 90% of union members voted against the agreement, per Reuters. […]
