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• Tell BIW to Return Maine IAM Local S6 Shipbuilders Back to Work August 6, 2020
  More than 4,300 shipbuilders of IAM Local S6 are on strike at Bath Iron Works (BIW), in what is currently the largest strike in the United States. The shipbuilders have been on strike for more than seven weeks to preserve good Maine jobs. Thanks to pressure from the IAM and elected officials, the company has […]
• Keep up the Pressure, Support for Airline Payroll Protection Growing in DC August 6, 2020
  The IAM, along with a coalition of airline unions, are gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. After securing support from a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House, the IAM needs your help convincing the Senate that they must act now to save hundreds of thousands of airline jobs before funding runes out on October 1.   The IAM sent […]
• TCU Joins with Rail Unions and Agencies to Demand Congress Fund Transit August 4, 2020
  Unions representing frontline public transportation workers joined forces with transit agencies and rider advocates to deliver a stark warning to lawmakers: without at least $32 billion in emergency funding, transit systems in both urban and rural areas face irreversible harm. In a letter to Congressional leadership, 36 organizations explained that physical distancing measures, including stay-at-home […]
• 78 Bipartisan House Members to Leadership – Fund Amtrak and Transit Now August 4, 2020
  A recent letter to Senate and House Leadership led by Congressmen Seth Moulton (D, Mass.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R, Penn.) was joined by 76 of the their colleagues in support of emergency funding for Amtrak and transit. The letter specifically calls for $8 billion in emergency aid to Amtrak and $32 billion for transit agencies. […]
• Take Action: Save Airline Jobs by Telling Your Senators to Extend Critical Aviation Payroll Support Program August 4, 2020
  Your help is needed now to tell your U.S. Senators that hundreds of thousands airline workers and the entire U.S. economy are counting on them to continue a critical jobs program. The U.S. Senate is planning to go on recess this Friday, August 7. We need IAM members and all airline workers to help us […]
• Tell Your Senators the HEALS Act Hurts Working Families August 4, 2020
  The GOP has released the details of their latest COVID-19 relief legislation named the “HEALS Act.” The proposed legislation not only cuts unemployment benefits to the 20 to 30 million Americans who are currently out of work, but falls short in just about every area of concern for working families. CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW 866-829-3298 […]
• We Are Fighting Machinists August 4, 2020
  We are proud to be union machinists. The post We Are Fighting Machinists appeared first on IAMAW.
• TCU Remembers Beloved Labor Instructor Gene Morrill August 3, 2020
  With great sadness, TCU announces the passing of Brother Gene Morrill at the age of 85. For decades, Brother Morrill was a pillar of TCU’s Education Programs at both the George Meany Center and the William W. Winpisinger Center for Education & Technology.  After his retirement from the Meany Center in 1996, he continued to […]
• Arthur Maratea Elected TCU President Effective August 1, 2020 August 1, 2020
  Arthur Maratea has been elected TCU/IAM National President by the TCU Executive Council – effective today, August 1, 2020 – to fill the interim vacancy created by the retirement of Robert Scardelletti. Maratea began his railroad career as a Carman on the Long Island Railroad in 1988 and was promoted to a Telegraphers position in 1989. […]
• URGENT: Act Now to Tell the Senate to Extend Airline Worker Relief July 30, 2020
  After a majority of the U.S. House indicated support for a “clean extension” of the airline Payroll Support Program, the IAM is now calling on U.S. Senators to step in to save the jobs of hundreds of thousands of airline workers.   The Senate will soon go on recess and IAM members must act now to tell […]