Texas Council of Machinists President Speaks at Labor for Black Lives Rally

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...

Airline Labor Seeks Payroll Support Program Extension

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...

Video Report: A Conversation With IAM141 Education Director, Mac McGovern

Video Report: A Conversation with Education Director, Mac McGovern.Today's guest is IAMAW District 141 Education Director, Mac McGovern. A staunch union supporter, Mac's journey began years ago, after graduating from High School in 1978. While pursuing a career as a...

IP Martinez Addresses Racial Justice, Voting Rights and COVID-19

As IAM members continue to bravely confront the coronavirus crisis, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., remotely attended IAM District 751’s 2020 Membership Conference. With the theme of “Winning the Vote! Centennial of Women Winning the Right to Vote and...

Texas and California Governors’ Warning: Wear Your Masks or Risk Another Full Shutdown

Image via Pinterest The governors of California and Texas, two big states with major airline hubs in them, say residents need to start wearing masks and taking COVID-19 seriously, or the states might be forced to shut back down. Pre-pandemic, an estimated 143.6...

Machinists, Labor Coalition Call on Congress to Protect Democracy Amid Pandemic

The IAM joined other labor organizations representing millions of workers across North America calling on Congress to protect every citizen’s right to vote during these unstable times. The coalition is encouraging expanded online voter registration, extended early...

A Conversation With Safety Advocate, Danny Schwarz

A Conversation with Safety Advocate and Attorney, Danny SchwarzDanny Schwarz has established himself as a fierce enforcer of workplace safety, and a dedicated defender of airline and airport workers. His pioneering work is forcing employers to eliminate poorly...

IAMAW District 141 Juneteenth Statement

June 19, 2020 Brothers and Sisters, In recent weeks, our commitment to our country’s fundamental values has been put to a test, and we must all recognize the importance of this moment. For those who are quick to dismiss it as just heightened politics in a divided...

Presidente de la IAM pide a jetBlue que detenga el plan de subcontratación y respete a los trabajadores

Señor Hayes: La Asociación Internacional de Maquinistas y Trabajadores Aeroespaciales (IAM), Distrito 141, se ha enterado acerca del plan de jetBlue para subcontratar el trabajo de los empleados de jetBlue en "BlueCities pequeñas,” las cuales no fueron identificadas...

IAMAW District President Calls on JetBlue to Respect Workers, End Outsourcing

/// En Español Mr. Hayes, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), District 141, has become aware of JetBlue’s plan to outsource the work of JetBlue employees in “smaller BlueCities,” which JetBlue failed to identify in its memo. I...

IAMAW District 141 Recommends All Workers Wear Masks

We, as members of District 141, are essential workers on the front lines every day. Just doing our job is not enough as we work through this COVID-19 pandemic. Our workplaces now mandate practices like social distancing, frequent hand washing, and sanitizing...

Transportation Workers: Rising to the Challenges of Coronavirus

It’s all-hands-on-deck for IAM Local 754 members of the Long Island Railroad. The COVID-19 crisis alters things for hundreds of members who usually work in the spring, tasked with overhauling engines and other maintenance, and readying the regional railroad’s fleet of...