by ahounshell | Sep 17, 2020 | iMail
Constitution Day, celebrated every year on September 17, commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Article I, Section II of the U.S. Constitution mandates a count of the U.S. population every 10 years. The data collected helps determine...
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on Institutional Casework Inc. to reconsider their plan to close Jamestown Metal Products in Jamestown, NY and work with local officials to overcome financial challenges the company may be facing....
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
The 2021 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2021. Apply for a 2021 IAM Scholarship. In 2020,...
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
Hundreds of IAM Local 774, District 70 members and supporters rallied in downtown Wichita, KS last week in a show of solidarity and support of their negotiating committee amid contract negotiations with Textron Aviation. “Textron Aviation manufactures the industry’s...
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
IAM airline members are mobilizing this Thursday, Sept. 17 in 32 cities in over 20 states, either in person or virtually with Senators and Senate staff, to demand that Congress act now to pass legislation that would stem hundreds of thousands of layoffs slated to...
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
Members of IAM Local 611 working at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, GA overwhelmingly ratified a three-year agreement last week with Pegasus Support Services. The group of more than 80 members perform a myriad of jobs covering a total of 67 job classifications...
by ahounshell | Sep 15, 2020 | iMail
IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Maria Santiago Lillis was recently featured in an article published in the Hawaii Landscape magazine titled, “Sisters Under the Skin: Diversity of Women and Labor in Hawaii.” The article, written by Dr. Leslie Lopez who...
by ahounshell | Sep 10, 2020 | iMail
Raging wildfires are ripping across the entire west coast, leaving behind a path of smoldering ash and char. Up and down the coast families are being forced to evacuate their homes and scramble to safety. Also increasing are the confirmed reports of IAM members losing...
by jbattaglia | Sep 9, 2020 | iMail
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2020 – President Trump’s promises to revitalize U.S. manufacturing, pledges that American workers “won’t lose one plant” and declarations that “they are all coming back” have been broken time and time again during his term of office. Dozens of...
by ahounshell | Sep 8, 2020 | iMail
The airline Paycheck Support Program contained in the CARES Act is set to expire on October 1, 2020. Carriers are making plans on how to deal with its loss, and the outlook doesn’t look good for many IAM members and other airline workers. American Airlines has...
