Machinists Union Strongly Supports the American Rescue Plan Recovery Package

Machinists Union Strongly Supports the American Rescue Plan Recovery Package

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Machinists Union Strongly Supports the American Rescue Plan Recovery Package

IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. sent a letter to members of the House requesting their support for the American Rescue Plan recovery package and opposition to any anti-worker amendments to the bill.

The American Rescue Plan will provide much-needed assistance to IAM members and working families during one of the most challenging periods in American history. This legislation is scheduled to be voted on in the house tomorrow.

TAKE ACTION: Tell your Senators and Representative to support the American Rescue Plan

“The recovery package includes vitally important aid to struggling industries which will allow employers to avoid furloughs and call back workers who have already been laid off,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “The package includes an extension of the very successful airline Payroll Support Program (PSP), which will help keep tens of thousands of our members employed as the air travel industry gets back on its feet.” 

The package also includes the following relief measures, fought for by the IAM:

  • $1400 emergency stimulus checks for individuals making less than $75,000 and couples making less than $150,000
  • $15 billion to extend the airline worker Payroll Support Program (PSP) and protect the jobs of thousands of airline workers
  • $3 billion to support aviation manufacturing
  • $30 billion for public transit
  • $1.5 billion to recall furloughed Amtrak workers and prevent further layoffs
  • Increases the federal unemployment benefit to $400 per week for an additional six months
  • Butch Lewis pension legislation to provide retirement security  
  • Provides COBRA subsidies to help laid-off workers remain on their employer-sponsored health insurance plans
  • An increase in the minimum wage to $15 by 2025

 

Read the IAM’s letter urging members of Congress to vote “Yes” on the American Rescue Plan recovery package and oppose any amendments to weaken this well-constructed recovery package.

 

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Machinists & Aerospace Union Members Provide Support for Veterans

Machinists & Aerospace Union Members Provide Support for Veterans

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Machinists & Aerospace Union Members Provide Support for Veterans

The IAM’s Veterans Services program is reporting a boost in recruitment. The program, which is under the union’s Retirees and Membership Assistance Department, was created in 2016 and continues its growth in popularity. Enrollment is up from 2,400 in July 2020 to 4,100 as of this February.

“Seeing an opportunity to increase interest and further expand the program, we wanted to ramp up our efforts by reaching out to everyone,” said IAM Retirees and Membership Assistance Director Ed Manhart, who manages the IAM’s military veteran outreach. “It’s the least we can do for their selfless acts of courage and sacrifices they made for our country.”

The program provides an extensive range of services such as the IAM Employee Assistance Program. It also offers help to veterans struggling with PTSD, mental health problems and/or substance abuse. Veterans can attend week-long seminars at the union-owned and operated Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. One particular segment of the training helps military veterans navigate through the often-complicated and difficult tasks of filing benefit claims with the federal government. All IAM membership services are free of charge.

The IAM encourages military veterans to enroll in the program by visiting its website or submitting paper applications. In early January of this year, the Veterans Services program launched the latest veterans outreach effort by sending packets of application forms to all IAM districts and locals across the country. The project is proving successful through an increased awareness, interest and participation in this valuable IAM member service benefit. 

If you’d like to register for the program, please visit the IAM Veterans Services page or sign up by way of tablet at your local or district.

 

Machinists Union Successful in Clearing First Hurdle Toward Aerospace Worker Relief

Machinists Union Successful in Clearing First Hurdle Toward Aerospace Worker Relief

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Machinists Union Successful in Clearing First Hurdle Toward Aerospace Worker Relief

In a big step toward relief for the tens of thousands of Machinists Union members working in the aerospace industry, a payroll support fund to protect aviation manufacturing jobs has been included in the House’s omnibus reconciliation package aimed at COVID relief.The IAM Legislative Department and members across the country have been pushing Congress to include these provisions in any relief package that is passed.

“Machinists Union members are the most skilled and dedicated aerospace and defense workers in the world,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “We must do everything we can to preserve such a critical workforce through this crisis and be ready for growth when it passes. As the largest aerospace and defense union in North America, we applaud Reps. Larsen and Estes, Sens. Cantwell and Moran, and others who are championing this bipartisan, worker-first and desperately needed legislation.”

The provision would provide a federal cost-share program to retain aerospace workers who are at risk of being furloughed and recall workers who were furloughed due to the drastic reduction in air travel since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Although this is move in the right direction, we must continue to apply pressure to Congress. Call your Representative at 202-224-3121to urge them to include the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2021, and save thousands of crucial aerospace jobs.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your U.S. Senators and Representative to support the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2021.

The IAM partnered with Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) in the effort to secure financial relief for workers.

The Machinists Union has been fighting to secure funding to save IAM jobs in many different troubled industries included in the next round of COVID relief.

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141 Video Report: How the Current Political Landscape Impacts Airline Workers

141 Video Report: How the Current Political Landscape Impacts Airline Workers

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David Roderick is the Legislative Director for IAMAW District 141. Over the years, he has helped promote the unique interests of airline workers in Washington, DC. The important work done by the IAMAW District 141 Legislative Department includes furlough protections, the Payroll Support Program, and new legal protections for gate agents who are the victims of violence and abuse. 

141 Video Report: How the Current Political Landscape Impacts Airline Workers

This week, we talk with Dave Roderick about how the new administration in Washington is making changes and setting their agenda for organized labor and all working people.

Dave explains how President Biden’s appointments to his cabinet, and to federal agencies that make and enforce regulations and safety programs in the workplace will affect the future of work in the United States. He also discusses the PRO Act (H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act) the most important piece of pro-labor legislation in decades.    

The Machinists Non-Partisan Political League is funded entirely with generous donations from front-line union members like you. To find out how you can help support legislation that improves our industry and workplaces, please visit IAM141.org/Advocacy.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Save Airline Jobs

141 Member Spotlight: Yusuf Wyatt Gets Into Good Trouble

141 Member Spotlight: Yusuf Wyatt Gets Into Good Trouble

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Honoring Black History Month: Brother Yusuf Wyatt, a prominent Machinists & Aerospace Union Activist, discusses some of his work in human rights and economic and racial justice. 

141 Member Spotlight: Yusuf Wyatt Gets Into Good Trouble

We are proud to feature Local 1781 Committee Person Yusuf Wyatt in our Member Spotlight, celebrating Black History Month.

Brother Yusuf Wyatt began his career at United Airlines in Newark, New Jersey, 22 years ago. After moving around a bit, he settled and has become actively involved in his IAM local and in his community in Reno, Nevada. Yusuf serves as Auditor and Committee person in Local 1781 and his work in human rights issues earned him a position representing his local at the IAMAW Grand Lodge Convention in 2016. 

Yusuf was selected to speak in a video to commemorate the 33rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration presented by the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society. Community leaders from across the state of Nevada took part in the video where they share their views and hopes for a better future with equal justice for all. He speaks about the importance of telling the complete history of Dr. King’s work and legacy and the work that remains to be done. 

Congratulations to our Brother Yusuf Wyatt for joining in the struggle to advance workers’ rights, civil rights, and human rights. His important work, guided by the vision of the late Representative John Lewis, gets him into “good trouble” as a union and community activist and sets an example for us to follow. 

To view the entire video from the NNBCAS, CLICK HERE

 

Tell Congress to Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

Tell Congress to Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

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Tell Congress to Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

The IAM is urging Congress to enact the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a critically important piece of legislation that will grant workers the right to freely form a union without the threat of company intimidation or interference.

The PRO Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) in the House and Senator Patty Murray in the Senate (D-WA), is the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression because it will:

  • Empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize and bargain. 
  • Repeal “right to work” laws.
  • Ensure that workers can reach a first contract quickly after a union is recognized.
  • End employers’ practice of punishing striking workers by hiring permanent replacements. Speaking up for labor rights is within every worker’s rights—and workers shouldn’t lose our jobs for it.
  • Hold corporations accountable by strengthening the National Labor Relations Board and allowing it to penalize employers who retaliate against working people in support of the union or collective bargaining.
  • Create pathways for workers to form unions, without fear, in newer industries like Big Tech.

IAM members must act now to tell your Senators and Representative to pass this legislation, which will protect workers’ right to organize a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits. 

TAKE ACTION: Tell your U.S. Senators and Representative to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

Call your Representative at 202-224-3121 to urge them to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, allowing workers the right to freely form a union without the threat of company intimidation or interference.

“The PRO Act is a crucially bold piece of legislation that modernizes federal laws and establishes a process for mediation and arbitration to help the parties achieve a first contract,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr in a letter to Congress. “The bill would level the playing field by prohibiting employers from requiring their employees to attend ‘captive audience’ meetings whose sole purpose is to convince workers to vote against the union.”

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