Jun 15, 2021 | iMail
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with IAM District 66 Directing Business Representative Jana Kirch and other local union leaders during a recent visit to Lacrosse, WI.
Walsh toured Dairyland Power Cooperative Service Center with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) to promote the positive impact of the American Rescue Plan.
The American Rescue Plan provided much needed relief for IAM members and millions of working American families, including direct payments, job security for airline workers, extended unemployment insurance and COBRA subsidies for those out of work, aerospace worker job protection and pension relief legislation.
Kirch was able to thank Walsh, the former Boston mayor and longtime union member, for his support of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and all he has done for working families.
“It was great to be able to meet Secretary Walsh and briefly discuss issues facing IAM families,” said Kirch. “It’s great to see our government working to boost the economy and improve the lives of American workers and their families.”
“Working Americans have been left behind for far too long,” said IAM Midwest Territory General Vice President Steve Galloway. “It’s about time to have an administration meeting with working families and supporting pro-worker legislation like the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.”
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Jun 14, 2021 | LL S6 Leadership Alerts
Local S6 is proud to announce the 2021 LS6 Scholarship Recipients
- The recipient of the Clayton Grover scholarship is Aliya Boyce- Child of Shawn Boyce.
- The recipient of the Dorothy Shorette scholarship is Nathan Gilliam- Child of Jeff Gilliam.
- The recipient of the Sue McCool scholarship is Alison McDonald- Child of Seth McDonald.
- The recipient of the LS6 scholarship is Riley Trask, Child of Mike Trask.
Local S6 would like to congratulate all this year’s recipients. We wish them all success in the future.
Jun 10, 2021 | iMail
The IAM and a coalition of labor unions sent a letter voicing their support for the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684).
Rail labor organizations, including the IAM also wrote a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives expressing strong support for the INVEST in America Act.
U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the five-year surface transportation bill that directs federal investments in roads, bridges, transit, and rail. This legislation will improve safety, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and secure a future with a vibrant freight and passenger rail industry.
The letter echoed support for the expansion of Buy America to include construction materials for highway projects and a strong commitment to American manufacturing and American workers.
“American workers, both union and non-union, want to provide the necessary domestic materials for infrastructure and construction while allowing reasonable waiver flexibility to ensure that we maximize domestic supply chains and build back better,” wrote the union coalition. “Sectors such as steel, concrete, asphalt, aggregates, and others throughout the transportation supply chain are highly unionized and support highly unionized and support high road, family-sustaining jobs. We urge you to continue your support for Buy America.”
“This legislation will bolster our infrastructure and provide needed investment in our passenger and freight rail,” said IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. “Thanks to the leadership of Chairs DeFazio, Norton, and Payne for moving this vital legislation out of committee. This bill will allow our nation’s transit, freight, and passenger rail sectors to expand to meet the increasing demand. We look forward to working to gain the support of other members of Congress to make this legislation a reality.”
“The Committee’s passing of this Act is a great step towards protecting and securing the livelihoods of our rail members,” said Richard Johnsen, Chief of Staff to the International President. “We must keep pressuring Congress to pass this much-needed legislation which will help ensure the future viability of the rail industry.”
“The benefits of transformative investments in our infrastructure are far-ranging: we can create and sustain good-paying jobs, many of which don’t require a college degree, restore our global competitiveness, tackle climate change head-on, and improve the lives of all Americans through modern infrastructure that emphasizes mobility and access, and spurs our country’s long-term economic growth,” said Chair DeFazio.
“As chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, I believe the country today requires a new and more comprehensive approach well beyond our prior bills,” said Chair Norton.
“The INVEST in America Act will bring America’s aging rail infrastructure into the 21st century,” said Chairman Payne.
The bill includes investments of $109 billion in transit and $95 billion in passenger and freight rail, including historic funding levels for Amtrak and its operational and capital needs. It supports the growth of new rail operations, including high-speed rail.
Read both letters of support: letter and letter.
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Jun 10, 2021 | iMail
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently visited Machinists Union members at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT. The cabinet officials witnessed firsthand how federal registered apprenticeship programs have strengthened eastern Connecticut’s manufacturing workforce.
The U.S. Secretaries, who were part of a group led by U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), went on a tour of the busy shipyard and discussed how Electric Boat has utilized federal registered apprenticeship programs like the Eastern Connecticut Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI) to help train and grow their workforce.
“I want to thank Congressman Courtney for facilitating the visit of U.S. Secretaries Walsh and Raimondo to meet our members at Electric Boat,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Jimmy Conigliaro Sr. “The IAM is grateful for their continued support of legislation like the MPI that will help provide jobs for future generations of Machinists.”
“We are very fortunate to have a congressional delegation here in Connecticut and also the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce that see the value in supporting programs like apprenticeships,” said IAM District 26 Directing Business Representative Mike Stone. “These programs further our members’ education and, in turn, make for a smarter, stronger workforce to perform the work our companies do such as the growing submarine construction programs at Electric Boat, currently and into the future.”
The National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 would expand access to Registered Apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship programs. It would also yield a projected $10.6 billion in net benefits to U.S. taxpayers in the form of increased tax revenue and decreased spending on public-assistance programs and unemployment insurance.
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Jun 10, 2021 | iMail
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