After petitioning the government and lobbying Congress, the IAM has successfully secured additional federal assistance for at least 700 union members at Local 2379 (District 160) who will be laid-off at the Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter production plant in Ferndale, WA. The company, which has operated in Whatcom County for a half-century, announced on […]

A new era in manned space flight began after last week’s successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon from the historic Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. For the first time in almost a decade, American astronauts launched from American soil in an American spacecraft. The Machinists of Local 2061 played […]

Your generosity will go twice as far when you donate to Guide Dogs of America this week. Every dollar donated will be matched, now through Memorial Day, May 25, 2020. GDA received a match sponsor for every dollar raised this week, up to $6,500. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to double your donation. Every dollar will go twice as […]

The House plans to vote this Friday evening on the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), another round of much-needed relief to help working people during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this legislation includes many priorities the IAM fought for, including issuing an emergency temporary OSHA standard, extending unemployment insurance and subsidized COBRA benefits, it also includes a […]

  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, recently signed into law by President Trump, authorized extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for railroad workers sidelined during the COVID-19 pandemic. After making necessary programming changes to agency systems, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) began processing and paying extended benefits on May […]

IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. marked the passing of IAM members in the past year during the 2020 IAM Workers’ Memorial Day Ceremony at the Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD.

The IAM is joining nearly 20 U.S. Senators in supporting hazard pay and safety measures for federal employees and contractors. In a letter sent to the Office of Personnel Management and the Office and Management and Budget, lawmakers call for the administration to address urgent issues federal employees and contractors are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. […]