Honoring the Fallen, Protecting the Living
Honoring the Fallen, Protecting the LivingMARYLAND- On April 28, the Machinists Union gathered to honor workers lost to preventable accidents on Workers Memorial Day, pledging to continue the fight for safer working conditions.Honoring the Fallen, Protecting 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.
A Halloween Story About Dues at JetBlue
Supervisors at JetBlue think Crewmembers should be scared of dues, but it's abusive supervisors who have the most to fear from a well-funded, unified workplace. A Halloween Story About Dues at JetBlueOrganizing31 October 2022Anti-Union managers at JetBlue seem to...
JetBlue Union Vote Update: No Back Dues
JetBlue Union Vote Update: No Back DuesOrganizing27 October 2022Dear GO Crewmembers: Sadly and unfortunately, it has come to our attention that JetBlue management and their agents are lying about the union dues issue once again. Let me be as clear as possible: There...
Tentative Deal at Southwest: Historic Pay, Overtime Protections
Machinists Union Customer Service Workers at Soutwest are considering a Tentative Agreement that would provide historic wages and overtime protections. Tentative Deal at Southwest: Historic Pay, Overtime ProtectionsOrganizing26 October 2022Southwest Airlines has...
Message from JetBlue Organizers: Personal Time Has Value
Remember who you're really working for: Managers think that our jobs should be the most important things in our lives and that everything else should come second. They think that we should put aside things like family, building memories, and just doing nothing at all...
IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School Graduation
IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School GraduationService to the Community11 July 2022Aviation High School recently held its annual graduation ceremony, the first in-person event since the pandemic. 480 students received their high school diploma, with many...
IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School Graduation
IAM Awards Scholarships at Aviation High School GraduationService to the Community11 July 2022Aviation High School recently held its annual graduation ceremony, the first in-person event since the pandemic. 480 students received their high school diploma, with many...
Starbucks, Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing Everywhere
Summer of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target, and AppleLabor Notes5 July 2022Written by Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay.Baristas from across the country gathered at the Labor Notes Conference this month. As more stores...