On National Philanthropy Day, we recognize the many great contributions of philanthropy and our members who make a difference in their communities and the world through kindness and generosity.
IAM members are committed to supporting some of North America’s premier charitable organizations by raising funds and getting involved to raise awareness of their causes.
For many years, the IAM has been a proud supporter of Guide Dogs of America/Tender Loving Canines, which has helped blind men and women recover their ability to move freely and regain independence through partnership with well-trained guide dogs.
The IAM helps to support our favorite charity, GDA/TLC by raising funds through charity events that draw members from across the United States and Canada.
IAM members are proud to give time & money to @GuideDogsGDA, which provides guide dogs free of charge to blind and visually-impaired men & women. Director Russ Gittlen announced today that GDA will donate dogs to service members with PTSD & children w/ autism. #IAMtranspo19pic.twitter.com/PmnEsJ38dd
In addition to Guide Dogs of America, IAM members are very active supporting community organizations and continue to step up to make the world a better place.
SATURDAY: Young Machinist Jessica Deming is organizing a feminine hygiene drive at Spud Monkey’s Fairview location, 1748 NW Fairview Dr, Gresham, Oregon from 2pm to 8pm PT. Drop off menstrual products or cash donations for @ORHumanServices and Outside In, which helps LGBTQ teens. pic.twitter.com/uBEimfqAqS
AMHERST, Ohio, Nov. 14, 2022 – Approximately 133 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Local 1802 (District 54) are on strike at Nordson Corp. in Amherst, Ohio after overwhelmingly voting to reject the company’s “last, best and final” contract offer. The strike began at midnight on Monday, Nov. 14.
IAM Local 1802 members are demanding a contract that instills respect and dignity in the workplace. The company’s “last, best and final” contract offer, which was soundly rejected by IAM Local 1802 members, included the continued practice of mandatory overtime and that members work a minimum of 32 Saturdays per year, with Sundays as an option.
“IAM members at Nordson put themselves and their families at risk during a pandemic to ensure their critical jobs were done and that this company remained successful,” said IAM District 54 President and Directing Business Representative T. Dean Wright, Jr. “Now, we’re simply asking for a respectable contract that has a basic level of work-life balance for our members. We are a critical part of this community and its economy and we’re grateful for all the support of these dedicated workers taking a stand for themselves and their families.”
IAM members at the Nordson Corp. manufacture products used for dispensing adhesives, coatings, sealing and more for end products that include packaging, electronics and medical equipment.
“The entire Machinists Union stands in solidarity with IAM Local 1802 members at Nordson,” said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan. “We are deploying all resources necessary to ensure they get the contract they deserve and continue their essential work for this company after this matter is resolved.”
IAM District 54 represents more than 14,000 active and retired members in Ohio, West Virginia, northeastern Indiana and Michigan.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is one of the largest and most diverse industrial trade unions in North America, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries.
The deadline is fast approaching to register for the EAP I Program to be held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland, January15 – 20, 2023.
The EAP program, offered by the Retirees and Membership Services Department, equips IAM-EAP representatives with skills and resources to assist members who are seeking help for personal problems involving addictions and psycho-social issues such as:
Addiction
Excessive Absenteeism
Presenteeism
Alcoholism
Violence
Suicide Prevention
Excessive Debt
Depression
Mental Health First Aid
Acute Stress Disorder
Gambling Addiction
Emerging Issues
The curriculum takes members from an introduction into the field to prospective certification. This valuable program is fully recognized at the college level, in the workplace, in the employee assistance community, and throughout the IAM. All eligible Machinists are encouraged to participate.
The deadline to register for the EAP I Program is November 21, 2022.
Veterans Day allows our nations to pay homage to the men and women who have served through military service and dedicated themselves to protecting our democracy.
This Veterans Day, our union is not just sending out a message of gratitude, but we are putting our words into action with our new IAM Veteran’s Services Program. This successful program is helping IAM members who are U.S. military veterans understand and apply for benefits they’ve earned after serving.
The IAM Veterans Services Program’s mission is to ensure veteran members and their families are cared for and given adequate support. The Veteran’s Services Program helps veterans correctly apply for VA benefits and compensation and offers aid in education, employment, home loans, life insurance, pension, health care, and burial benefits.
Our union is committed to honoring our brave men and women in our armed services. I want to commend our members, many of whom are veterans, who work to support our military members.
I encourage everyone to take a moment to thank a veteran for their service.
Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement:
“We are so proud that Machinists Union members from coast to coast joined millions of Americans to make their voices heard at a critical time for our democracy. The IAM took its grassroots political engagement program to swing states across the country to make a real difference in this election and the future of our nation.
“The IAM, the largest aerospace, defense, and airline union in North America, engages our members in the political process because elections affect everything about our lives—on and off the job. Our representation in Congress, state legislatures, and governorships directly affects our freedoms to join a union, retire with dignity, make our own healthcare choices, and so much more.
“The election results show that people care about protecting our democracy. Voters across our nation cast a ballot to continue the pro-worker, pro-democracy agenda of the Biden-Harris administration. IAM members will roll up their sleeves and work on implementing the historic investments for the airline, transit, aerospace, manufacturing, and other critical industries. It’s time for Congress to unite, grow our economy and create good-paying union jobs.”
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is among North America’s largest industrial trade unions and represents nearly 600,000 active and retired members in the airline, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, railroad, transportation, shipbuilding, woodworking, health care, and other industries.
In the days leading up to Midterm Election Day 2022, IAM political volunteers have revved up efforts to encourage fellow Machinists Union members to vote in favor of pro-labor candidates running in battle-ground states across the country.
Electing pro-labor, worker-supportive candidates is imperative to protecting working families, their jobs, their pensions, their Social Security, their right to organize, and their safety at work.
Labor unions have been mobilizing for months to educate voters on the candidates. In a final push to energize voters and garner support for labor-endorsed candidates, Machinists Union members have rallied at GOTV events in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and more.
Political figures, including former U.S. President Barack Obama and current U.S. President Joe Biden, as well as labor leaders like AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and AFT President Randi Weingarten, spoke at the rallies in support of candidates who have vowed to stand with workers if elected.
Delegates from across OH & WV gathered in Cleveland for the Ohio State Council of Machinists meeting before midterm elections to talk with IAM members about their positions on our issues https://t.co/PGGGFdzHck
GOTV in North Long Beach with @joni_ricks_oddie and @d947iam It is essential that we connect with voters and turn out the vote. You should’ve received a ballot in the mail, fill it out and turn it! Vote early! pic.twitter.com/Z2SN9VJqsq
The IAM recently participated in Girls in Aviation (GIA) Day hosted by the Women in Aviation Chapter at Aviation High School in Long Island, NY. This year’s theme was Welcome to the World of Aviation.
The event brought unions, employers, student groups, resources, and other aligned affiliations to Aviation High School to help and support women, black and brown people, and other underrepresented groups within the male-dominated aviation industry.
The students were able to participate in a school tour and were able to speak to aviation professionals one-on-one.
IAM Associate Nicole Fears and District 141 Organizer Rachel Arnold represented the IAM at the GIA Day. Fears and Arnold provided encouragement, inspiration, and support to the students as they pursue careers in the aviation industry. They also focused on the importance of unions in the aviation industry. A strong emphasis was placed on why diversity matters in the workplace.
“I appreciate Nicole and Rachel sharing their experiences within the airline industry and our union,” said IAM Air Transport Territory General Vice President Richard Johnsen. “We have a strong relationship with Aviation High School, so events that help inspire more women to create a path to their aviation career are fully supported by the IAM.
The IAM has enjoyed a long partnership with Aviation High School and SUNY Empire State College (ESC). The partnership was recently developed with the help and support of the IAM, the United Federation of Teachers, and the American Federation of Teachers.
“Our relationship with Aviation High School means a lot to me personally,” said IAM Air Transport Chief of Staff Edison Fraser. “These programs create equal opportunities for individuals to have careers in the airline industry. The IAM looks forward to growing this partnership, and we will continue to invest in the future generation of aviation workers.”
Aviation High School recently held its annual graduation ceremony, the first in-person event since the pandemic. Approximately 480 students received their high school diploma, with many earning their Airframe and Powerplant licenses certifying them to work as mechanics in the airline industry.
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has appointed Shane Brinton as director of the IAM’s Healthcare Department. The appointment was effective November 1, 2022.
Shane comes to IAM with more than 15 years of experience in labor and political campaign strategy, representation, and advocacy. He is dedicated to building powerful worker organizations with the industrial and political strength to remake the healthcare system to serve healthcare professionals and their patients.
“Our union is committed to increasing our footprint in the healthcare industry,” said Martinez. “It starts with communicating with our members working in the healthcare industry and developing a strategic plan to help thousands of healthcare workers join the IAM. Shane’s experience will help us accomplish that goal. We are proud to have him leading our healthcare department.”
For the past decade, Brinton has represented and bargained on behalf of thousands of healthcare professionals, including laboratory and pharmacy staff, advanced practice clinicians, behavioral health staff, physical and occupational therapists, registered nurses, and nursing support staff. Brinton’s diverse experience also includes representing a wide range of public and community service employees, including county, city, and community nonprofit workers.
The IAM Healthcare Department provides IAM healthcare members with a center of resources to organize new members and grow power in a rapidly changing and evolving industry. The IAM Healthcare Department works to bargain strong and effective agreements with employers that ensure our members have a voice in quality patient care and strategically advocate on legislation and policies that impact and govern our professions and the conditions under which we provide care to our patients.
IAM members across the United States have hit the ground, advocating to fellow Machinists Union members for pro-labor candidates running in the 2022 Midterm Elections.
In the weeks leading up to November 8, IAM political volunteers have been going door-to-door in battleground states like Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, to remind IAM members to vote, and to vote specifically for candidates that support workers and workers’ rights.
But members aren’t just delivering info on labor-supported candidates at doorsteps, they’re also making calls and talking to the other members in their shops about the importance of electing worker-friendly public officials.
As part of the Machinists Union’s member-to-member program, which has been active since September, member volunteers have made thousands of calls to IAM members to remind them to vote.
Labor rights are on the ballot, and IAM’s political team and volunteers are making sure every Machinists Union voter has the information they need to help elect candidates who will support workers and their families.
Make your plan to vote and get information on the labor-supported candidates, here: https://aflciovote.org/.
Machinists are on-the-ground in Georgia going door-to-door in support of the battle-ground state’s pro-labor candidates, Senate candidate @SenatorWarnock & Governor candidate @staceyabrams.
IAM District 98’s Kermit Forbes met with 31-year member Scotty Leber who’s retired from LL#175 (Harley Davidson’s York plant) to remind him to vote for PA’s pro-labor candidates #IAMStandingStrong#IAMVotingpic.twitter.com/RNKYEndUpy
Shaq is with me in our home town of Pittsburgh today (looking very serious) with 2 pieces of advice for PA union members: 1. VOTE 2. Vote for Pro-Labor Candidates!
IAM Locals 2135 and 174 at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) formed a coalition with other unions representing BEP workers to express serious concerns with their working conditions and BEP’s noncompliance with Executive Order #14003 and policies of the Biden Administration regarding collective bargaining.
The coalition sent a letter to U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen asking for intervention as BEP refuses to bargain in good faith.
In the letter, the local unions describe how BEP’s failure to follow the executive order has “resulted in increased violations of contracts, policies, and regulations.”
The local unions are eager to negotiate new contracts, but BEP management has delayed bargaining new contracts and hasn’t attempted negotiations about unilaterally-implemented workplace policies, resulting in the unions filing multiple grievances.
“Every day without renewed contract negotiations is a message from management that they do not respect the collective bargaining process—which is a clear departure from the Biden Administration’s stated policies and requirements,” states the letter. “And every day that management is permitted to pretend it has no obligation to bargain in good faith with the unions that represent its employees, workplace morale continues to fall.”
The BEP has facilities in Texas and Washington, D.C. and recently announced plans to open a new facility in Maryland. The local unions are seeking the Maryland senators’ help in bringing BEP to the bargaining table to remedy the situation.
The letter is signed by IAM Local 2135 President Carl L. Snyder, IAM Local 174 President Benjamin Bright, GCC/IBUT Local 1C President Danny Whitmer, GCC/IBUT Local 4B President James Mularkey, Washington Plate Printers Union Local 2 President Robert Suplee, Local 24 President Kenneth Garner, FOP Lodge 50 President Michael Pupalalaikis, and GCC/IBUT Local 285M President William Mark Poole.
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