IAM Community Pride!
All over the nation, Machinists and Aerospace Workers are playing an active and vibrant role within their communities!
Schools, neighborhoods, shelters and other community centers are learning about the culture and values of our union through your outreach. We are creating friends, and expanding the role of unions beyond the workplace!
Please let me know how I can help you find funding, raise awareness or help you plan for your next event. We love our communities, and it shows!
Your Community Service Committee can always reach me at Codoardi@IAM141.org, or (617) 593-2963. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Airline Workers Community Service Blog
Power The Polls: Essential Workers Needed
Election officials around the country are dealing with the challenges of running an election unlike any they’ve run before. What was considered a healthy turnout of voters in a regular year could become a COVID superspreader event in 2020. One of the biggest problems...
Mary Sansom Has Receipts: A union activist who has recorded and made history
"Shut 'Em Down!"Mary Sansom has fought for airline workers for decades, taking on managers, politicians, and even retirement on the way.Sister Mary Sansom was initiated into Local 1833 of the Machinists Union in 1973 when she began working in the flight kitchen at...
Labor Movement Helping Families Impacted By Hurricane Delta
Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka after Hurricane Delta strikes Louisiana: The entire labor movement offers our heartfelt prayers to the people of Louisiana, who continue to show amazing strength in the face of too many natural disasters. Hurricane Delta...
Apply Now for the 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition
The 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2021. Apply for a 2021 IAM Scholarship. In 2020,...
Justice on the Job: Equal Pay For Black Women
Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage100 Years ago, women first won the right to vote. In honor of the Centannial Anniversary of Suffrage Movement, the Machinists & Aerospace Union is highlighting the ongoing work of women, activists and unions to create a...
IAMAW 141 Video Report: Bill Gula, President of Newark’s Local 914
Bill Gula, Local President and Activist Brother Bill Gula began his career in 1996, as a Ramp Services Agent at Continental Airlines. Bill split his time between working on the ramp and later took on additional responsibilities as a Load Planner. He worked as a Hub...
Celebrating Women’s Right To Vote
Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage100 Years ago, women first won the right to vote. While we've come a long way in our ongoing work to create a more perfect union, our work is far from finished. Good news is, we're nowhere near finished, either. When the...
Video Report: Will Riley, Adoph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Winner
A Conversation With Will Riley, Scholarship Winner A student at the University of Houston, he is the winner of $2,000 from the Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Hello Machinists & Aerospace Union Members!I'm 22 years old and from Houston, Texas. I've lived in...
ACTION ALERT: Contact Senators to Extend PSP and Avoid Furloughs
Sisters and Brothers, As you know, Congress is currently negotiating another stimulus bill to address the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. I will be first to admit I didn’t think we had a chance to get an extension of the Payroll Support Program (PSP),...
Looking Back: The IAM’s Role in the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Sunday, July 26 anniversary of the signing of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a good time to reflect on how to empower and support workers with differing abilities that we see and interact with every day, whether we realize it or not. The ADA is...
