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 | Jul 3, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, Row 2, Safety
This weekend Americans proudly celebrate our independence and ability to self-govern. We must also acknowledge that not every American is able to enjoy our freedoms equally. Our country has come a long way since 1776, but there is clearly much work to be done before...
by Eric Price | Jul 3, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, Featured, Featured News, Front Page, Row 2, Video
A Conversation with Russ Gittlen from Guide Dogs of America Russ Gittlen joined the IAM as a UPS mechanic and has been an active member for nearly three decades. He became a shop steward at UPS in 1990 and was appointed Business Representative in Lodge 447 in 2000....
by Eric Price | Jul 2, 2020 | COVID, Featured, Front Page, MNPL, Row 2, Uncategorized
The IAM is among several labor unions urging Congress to extend a provision of the CARES Act coronavirus relief law as an effort to thwart airline executives threatening to lay-off several workers in the fall. The IAM signed a letter asking the federal lawmakers to...
by Eric Price | Jul 1, 2020 | Community Service, Community Service Page, COVID, Featured News, Front Page, MNPL, Organizing, Row 2
Members of IAM Local 1932 organize and host a food distribution event at their local lodge in Hawthorne, California Joe Martinez, Community Services Representative led the collaboration between Local 1932, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (LA Fed)...
