Scholarship Contest is Now Underway!
The Scholarship Contest is Underway!IAM141.org February 27, 2023Calling all high school seniors and college and trade school students! Prepare to prove your worth in the arena of the written word by taking part in the 2023 essay competition. This year's theme is "The...
The Machinists Union held its Grand Lodge Convention in Las Vegas this week. This year, District 141 was recognized with a special award for its efforts at union organizing. District President, Mike Klemm, was specifically honored for his pioneering efforts in growing the Union, which is expected to add more than ten thousand new union members over the next few years.
141 Report: Meet the Scholarship Judges
The Adolph Stutz Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest awards a top prize of $2,000, and $1,000 to six additional applicants. District 141 members enjoy many benefits besides those enshrined in our contracts, and today’s 141 Report features the Adolph Stutz Memorial...
Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations Update
[supsystic-social-sharing id='4']Hawaiian Airlines Negotiations UpdateAloha Sisters and Brothers of Hawaiian Airlines,In April, we informed you that we would begin meeting with Hawaiian Airlines to continue limited issue, expedited negotiations. We have made good on...
Here’s How JetBlue Ground Ops Can Get Pay, Benefits, Positions Back
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']There's no substitute for full union rights and collective bargaining when company executives try to cut pay, jobs, and positions. But, that doesn't mean non-union workers are completely helpless. They can still organize. And, when...
Machinists Union Communications Wins Labor Journalism Awards
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']The IAM Communications Department has been recognized as one of the best communications teams in the labor movement by winning three awards in the International Labor Communications Association’s 2021 Labor Media Contest. The annual...
Air Rage
In January the FAA issued an order directing staff to pursue a “zero-tolerance” policy for cases relating to interference with crewmembers and other unruly conduct on board aircraft. The move follows a year that has shattered records for the numbers of attacks against...
Airline and Rail Members Fight Though Pandemic, Understaffing to Keep America Moving
[supsystic-social-sharing id='3']This story first appeared on GOIAM.org > The IAM Transportation Department includes more than 160,000 active and retired members in the airline and rail industries, making it the largest airline union in North America. Its members...
Veterans Day Message from the Machinists Union
Robert Martinez, Jr. is the International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union. A former aircraft assembler at Lockheed Martin's facility in Fort Worth, Martinez knows personally how vital service members are to this...