The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) recently held a Vietnam Memorial Recognition Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor IAM members who served during the Vietnam era. The ceremony started with a...
Few figures in the labor movement and politics have left a lasting impression as much as William “Bill” Holayter, retired IAM Legislative and Political Director. Born in 1931 in the union stronghold of East Chicago, Ind., Holayter’s journey through life was deeply...
Union leadership from the IAM Air Transport Territory recently held a barbecue at IAM Local 1894 in Queens, NY, just minutes from airports where Machinists are organizing ramp workers at Delta Air Lines. “It’s important to engage these workers. They must know about...
This past week on Capitol Hill, a team of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) wildland firefighters was lobbying the U.S. House of Representatives congressional offices. The NFFE-IAM union represents about 10,000 wildland firefighters. The team...
IAM Local 1998 in Honolulu honored the late IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Maria Santiago Lillis on Maria Santiago Lillis Advocacy Day – A Commitment to Serve (ACTS) by filling 296 orders for the Community Pantry food bank in Hawaii, providing over...
