Workers at Office Remedies in Atlanta overcame a brutal anti-union campaign to vote for IAM representation. IAM District 131 in Georgia has seen lots of organizing action in recent months. First, new organizer Billy Barnwell organized over 100 new members at Local 2789 in Grovetown, GA on an internal organizing campaign at John Deere. It […]

We are calling on all the local unions in the district to support the annual IAM Christmas toy drive to help under-privileged kids in Brevard County and also reach out to show the community that local unions have a special interest in helping our neighbors in need. Please contact Murray Caldwell or Steve Ching of […]

Save the date of Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 AM to clean out the back room at the union hall. Come with your gloves and help us haul all the old trash away and make room for new uses for this area of our district lodge!

Tommy Culbreth is pictured here (right) as he receives well-deserved recognition from Business Representative Nick Mrdjenovich and IAM Local Lodge 610 President Steven Mosley.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears at a rally at an International Longshoreman’s union hall in Charleston, SC. South Carolina Boeing workers are used to politicians butting in to say they shouldn’t have the right to organize for fair pay, benefits and working conditions. The IAM’s organizing campaign at the Charleston Boeing facility has become […]

In general, employers value employees who see a problem, identify a solution and then act quickly to fix it. That’s what Bianca did at the Verizon Wireless store where she works in Brooklyn, N.Y., when she organized her co-workers to join the Communications Workers of America (CWA) so they can fight for pay raises, better […]

IAM endorsed presidential primary candidate Hillary Clinton is supporting the WAGE Act to better protect American workers who want to seek union representation (Photo: Bill Burke, Page One). Hillary Clinton reinforced her place as the IAM’s candidate for president with an endorsement of proposed legislation to strengthen protections for employees trying to unionize. The Workplace […]

Upper Marlboro, MD, September 28, 2015 – Delegates of the Maryland State Council of Machinists unanimously endorsed Rep. Donna Edwards (D-4th) to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of long-time Maryland Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski. “Rep. Edwards has a well-deserved reputation for fighting for the issues that matter most to Machinists in Maryland: good jobs; […]

WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board, in a long-awaited ruling, made it easier on Thursday for unions to negotiate on behalf of workers at fast-food chains and other companies relying on contractors and franchisees. The ruling, adopted in a 3-to-2 vote along partisan lines, was immediately attacked by business groups, who called on the […]

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/senator-nelson-vote-no?source=c.fwd&r_by=1154217 The Senate is going to take up Fast Track, TPA, this coming Tuesday. Fast Track will grease the skids for the TPP and other coming global secret corporate designed deals. They have very little to do with trade and more to do with de-regulation of the global economy. The intense corporate lobbying of our […]