by Eric Price | Nov 25, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
Recently, more than 193 seasonal employees at Seneca Foods vegetable processing facility in Leicester, NY voted to join the IAM. This organizing campaign accomplished something relatively unheard of, filing for an election with just 30 percent of the workforce signing...
by Eric Price | Nov 24, 2020 | Airlines, Featured, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Page Five, Page Four, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Safety
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the grounding of the 737 Max, clearing the way for airlines to begin scheduling flights in the upcoming months. The move comes after more than a year of the IAM partnering with the FAA and Congress to ensure the...
by Eric Price | Nov 23, 2020 | Community Service, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Organizing, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. recently joined the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) podcast “El Desvio, Many Roads, one Destination.” Martinez discusses the recent presidential election, COVID-19, and how organizations like the IAM...
by Eric Price | Nov 19, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Organizing, Page Five, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Uncategorized
Nearly 120 members of IAM Local 2766 overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Tyonek Services Group. The aerospace workers who maintain helicopters at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama have seen significant improvements in compensation since joining the IAM in 2017. The...
by Eric Price | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Row 2, Uncategorized
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 13, 2020 – A group of 141 employees of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) voted by 72 percent to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW). The vote was held over a three-week period via mail with the ballots tallied...
by Eric Price | Nov 10, 2020 | Airlines, Community Service Page, COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Organizing, Page Five, Page Four, Page Three, Page Two, Perusals, Row 2, Safety, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods and safety of all Americans, especially those working on the frontlines. Transportation air and rail members, whose jobs are essential to moving travelers and goods across our country, have not only battled through...
