by Eric Price | Jul 8, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Row 2
A Georgia Tech study has found that so-called “right-to-work” laws lead to a decrease in worker wages, confirming what labor unions have known for decades. A study published in the Journal of Financial Economics examined more than 19,000 collective bargaining...
by Eric Price | Jul 6, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, MNPL, Row 2
Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) going into effect today: “USMCA won’t stop the hundreds...
by Eric Price | Jun 30, 2020 | Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Row 2
IAM District 37 President Byron Williams headlined an Organized Labor for Black Lives Matter rally in Huntsville, AL on Saturday, June 20. The rally was hosted by the North Alabama Labor Council. Williams, a long-time IAM labor leader in Texas, is the first Black...
by Eric Price | Jun 27, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, GOIAM Stories, Home, MNPL, Row 2
Three months ago I wrote to the membership stating we were about to face a situation unparalleled in our lifetime due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that nobody could accurately predict what would come next. The picture is now starting to get clearer, and it is not...
by Eric Price | May 11, 2020 | GOIAM Stories
///This post originally appeared on GOIAM.ORG The IAM’s campaign and the resulting public outrage against United Airlines has caused the carrier to back away from its illegal scheme to force 15,000 full-time IAM members into part-time positions. After accepting $5...