Winning is the Beginning

The size of District 141 membership nearly doubled in 2011–2012. That’s strength in numbers. Our success arises from District 141 members themselves, thousands of whom relentlessly volunteer time and talent, and vote. Leadership at District 141 Communications comes...

What Organizers Do

Union organizers help people who work secure union representation at their worksite. A union organizer informs people (mostly nonunion workers) about their rights, identifies and develops leadership skills among workers, explains the union organizing process and helps...

What Unions Do

Unions are about a simple proposition: By joining together, working women and men gain strength in numbers so they can have a voice at work in what they care about. They negotiate a contract with their employer for things like a fair and safe workplace, better wages,...

IAM Files for Representation Election for Cargo Workers at SM Cargo

DL141 Update: April 29, 2016 The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it petitioned the National Mediation Board (NMB), the federal agency that oversees union elections in the airline and railroad industries, to conduct a...

Help Protect Airline Customer Service Representatives from Assault

When a TSA agent or law enforcement officer is assaulted at an airport, it’s a serious federal crime. And rightfully so, since we’re counting on them to keep us safe. But airline gate and ticket agents, who also have critical security functions, are not currently...

IAMAW Legislative Conference 2016

Hundreds of IAM members lobbied Congress about legislation that affects jobs in defense, railroads, manufacturing, aerospace and airlines.The group then rallied in front of the White House against the tentative approval of Norwegian Airlines. Everyone in attendance...

Three Important Rules for Dealing With Volunteers

Roses are red, Violets are Blue, Valentine’s Day is this week, And why is finding volunteers so hard? Happy Valentine’s Day Week! We hope that everyone in your committee is spending some quality time with the people that you love most (next to family, of course) …...

Train The Trainer

Just last year, twelve members from IAM District Lodge 141, ten from Local Lodge 1487 Chicago O’Hare and two from Local Lodge 1351 Seattle working at United Airlines, completed the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 40-Hour Hazardous Material Instructor...

The IAM is a member union of the AFL-CIO

The AFL website is a megastore of news and information. Legislation and Politics State legislative issues This week in Congress Legislative voting records Legislative alerts Corporate Watch Executive pay watch Avoiding their fair share of taxes AFL-CIO Blog Economy...

Resources

Addiction and Recovery SAMHSA.gov September is Recovery Month U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Drug Rehab information and resources Alcohol Abuse - Self Screen On-Line DOT's Drug & Alcohol...

Sexual Orientation

Only 17 states and the District of Columbia have laws that ban discrimination in the workplace because of a person's sexual orientation. Only eight of those states and the District of Columbia ban discrimination in the workplace because of a person’s gender identity....

Religion

Religious freedom is one of the principles on which America was founded, and one of the basic rights we value most. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion by a private employer, state or local government or...