NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, May 19, 2024 – After more than a month on strike for a fair contract, approximately 230 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1285 (District 54) members at Gradall Industries in New Philadelphia, Ohio have voted today to accept the company’s improved contract offer. The Local 1285 negotiating committee,
Read moreWICHITA, Kan., May 16, 2024 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) released the following statement on news of layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kan.: “The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) expresses deep concern regarding Spirit AeroSystems’ announcement of a reduction in force at its Wichita, Kan., manufacturing
Read moreIAM International President Brian Bryant, with Executive Council approval, has appointed two new members of the IAM Law Committee – District 78 Directing Business Representative Eric Johnston and Local 701 Assistant Directing Business Representative Ryan Haehnlein. The IAM Law Committee is responsible for collecting, reviewing and proposing constitutional changes submitted to the 41st IAM Grand Lodge
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 16, 2024 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest defense union in the United States, urges Congress to support and prioritize consistent funding for two Virginia-Class submarines per year in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget and beyond. The House Armed Services Committee has released its version of the
Read moreThe IAM is leading the charge on Capitol Hill to continue C-130J production at current levels. IAM Local 709 members at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga., proudly build the aircraft. A growing list of members of Congress have added their signatures to a letter calling for reconsideration of the “zero budgeted” pause in orders for
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