IAM District 26’s joint apprenticeship program recently graduated 10 new members through its partnership with Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut. The two-and-a-half-year Electronic System Service Apprenticeship program provides skills in the electronic service and repair of Pratt and Whitney machines and controllers. The program contained 4,720 hours of training, which included: – Academics from Asnuntuck […]
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IAM Rail Division Visits Amtrak and Keolis Members in Boston
IAM Rail Division Special Representative Derrick Battle recently joined IAM District 19 General Chairman Danny Tavares in visits with IAM railroad members who work at Keolis and Amtrak in the Boston metro area. IAM Rail Division leadership toured facilities where IAM members are responsible for different key functions in the facilities, including, but not limited […]
District 19 Members Ratify Strong Agreement with Canadian Pacific/Soo Line Railroad
The IAM Rail Division and District 19 are proud to announce the Canadian Pacific/Soo Line Railroad agreement has ratified with over 94% of the membership voting to accept this historic agreement. “It has been a long and difficult process, but all of the hard work put in by the members and District 19 has paid […]
IAM Statement On NLRB Ruling in the Nissan Craft Unit NLRB Case
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2023 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) released the following statement following the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling in favor of the IAM in the Nissan North America craft unit case in Smyrna, Tenn.: “The IAM is pleased that the National Labor Relations Board has applied the correct standard in this case, finding that the IAM’s […]
Mental Health Help at Your Fingertips
Recently, mental health awareness has taken a front seat in society’s mainstream and here at the Machinists Union. In 2019, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. created the IAM Addiction Services Program to help IAM members and their families struggling with alcohol and drug dependency. “Calls to our mental health hotline have more than doubled […]