by rluciani | Jun 25, 2019 | iMail
The IAM joined allies on Capitol Hill Tuesday to demand fixes to the renegotiated NAFTA and deliver a petition with hundreds of thousands of signers. In its current form, NAFTA 2.0 lacks strong, enforceable labor standards necessary to stop job outsourcing. “We...
by rluciani | Jun 25, 2019 | iMail
IAM, NFFE-IAM, AFGE, and other unions held a rally to save the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal government’s human resources agency. The White House has recently threatened to abolish the OPM. The OPM provides critical support for government employees...
by rluciani | Jun 25, 2019 | iMail
Five new apprentices entered the diesel mechanics program at Bronx Community College (BCC) in New York, and will work at IAM represented locations as they train. “There is no better way for a young worker to learn a trade than to do it on the job and in a union...
by rluciani | Jun 21, 2019 | iMail
NFFE-IAM members from across the country scored a major victory this week by saving the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. Over 1,065 UDSA/Forest Service employees were in danger of losing their jobs if the USDA acted to terminate their role in operating the...
by rluciani | Jun 20, 2019 | iMail
Andrew Sandberg, Assistant to the President, IAM , District Lodge 19 came to Capitol Hill to testify before the US House of Representatives Subcommittees on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. A massive...
by rluciani | Jun 20, 2019 | iMail
The IAM was well represented at the SUNY Empire State College (ESC) 2019 commencement ceremonies at Lincoln Center in New York. The union’s partnership with ESC gives IAM members the opportunity to advance themselves by earning college degrees while working full time....
