Philly Ramp Lead, Joe Washburn, Named EAP Regional Coordinator

Joe Washburn, a Lead Ramp Services Agent for United Airlines at Philadelphia International Airport, has been appointed East Coast Regional Peer Coordinator for the District 141 Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Joe Washburn, a Lead Ramp Services Agent for United...

Machinists & Aerospace Union IP Martinez Leads Call for Airline Worker Relief With Schumer

[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']Airline workers are grateful for the extension of a relief program that brought thousands of frontline aviation workers back on the job, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. said on a virtual call with Senate Majority Leader...

Small & Mighty Local Lodge 141

This week, we visit with Tiffany Lopez, the President of Local Lodge 141, in Dearborn Michigan. Tiffany helps represent United Airlines Reservations Agents and Southwest Airlines Airport Customer Service Agents. This week we are in the heartland, speaking with Tiffany...

The Organizers’ Toolkit: A New Resource for Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Help Grow the Machinists & Aerospace Union Contact an Organizer You can help create a better life for the working class in America. Contact an IAMAW District 141 Organizer today. IAM Headquarters this week is officially launching the Organizer’s Toolkit, a...

Machinists & Aerospace Union Recognized at Inauguration Welcome Ceremony

The Machinists Union was recognized Saturday by the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) during its programing America United: An Inauguration Welcome Event Celebrating America’s Changemakers. The Machinists Union was recognized Saturday by the Presidential...

Baltimore County Library Staff Want to Join the Machinists & Aerospace Union

“These hardworking men and women are the keepers of history in the community. They provide an essential service for families in and around Baltimore. They deserve to have a voice and a vote on the job,” says Fitzgerald. For nearly two years, the Baltimore County...

IAMAW Artwork by Victor Acosta Featured at SUNY Empire State College

IAM District 141 member Victor Acosta’s artwork appeared on the back of the calendar. The painting entitled “Helping Hand” shows a greyish white background with two brown arms extending and shaking hands. Acosta says it represents the relationship between union...

American to Conduct Recalls

[supsystic-social-sharing id='4'] With the recent approval of the Payroll Support Program (PSP2), we have been working to make sure Association represented employees who were impacted in the October reductions are recalled in accordance with the Collective Bargaining...

141 Report: Local 1782, A Powerhouse in the Bay Area and Beyond

Wendy Goodell is on a mission to modernize the communications strategy of Local 1782, encourage more participation and activism, and help demystify unionism at a local lodge that includes five airports and thousands of members. This week we had a conversation with...

Machinists & Aerospace Union Demands More Protections for Airline and Rail Workers in Light of Threats

[supsystic-social-sharing id='4']IAM Transportation Department General Vice President Sito Pantoja issued the following statement regarding the need for increased airline and railroad security in the coming weeks:“As a result of the assault on the Capitol Building and...

Organizing for Power: District 141 Recognized for Growing Union

District 141 was recognized for union organizing efforts that saw more than 800 new members and 11 new locations added to the Machinists & Aerospace Union in 2019. District 141 of the Machinists & Aerospace Union was recognized for its union organizing work,...

Register for the 2021 AFL-CIO MLK Virtual Conference

2021 MLK Virtual Conference Thousands of organizers and activists protested across the country, demanding to be heard as they said, “Black Lives Matter.” Millions of people elected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House, winning a labor-friendly administration...