The IAM negotiates many contracts for its membership every year. Members often wonder what it takes to sit down at the bargaining table and negotiate a contract. For instance, negotiations often involve discussing and agreeing on issues such as wages, working conditions, benefits and more. These discussions can be intense and require a deep understanding
Read moreIn March, a road and facility technician working for the Crystal Lakes Road and Recreation Association in Colorado reached out to IAM about organizing a union in his workplace, consisting of himself and two other technicians. IAM Western Territory Grand Lodge Representative Steven Van Wie collected union authorization cards and filed a petition with the
Read moreMore than 30 members of IAM Local 1391 (District 34) ratified a strong new agreement recently. The members are employed by Proximo Distillers Indiana (PDI) in Lawrenceburg, Ind. The new three-year agreement features wage increases of 24% over the life of the deal, two weeks of vacation for new hires, and accelerated vacation accruals for
Read moreTwo IAM members were honored for their efforts to save costs and speed up overhaul maintenance of key air compressors used on electric train sets in the Chicago Area METRA system. “Adam Singer and Ryan Sperti have gone out of their way in their efforts towards bringing the repair and overhaul of Highliner air compressors
Read moreThis article was featured in the IAM Summer 2024 Journal and written by IAM Communications Representative Elías Flamenco Rivera. Washington state is home to approximately 32,000 hardworking members from IAM District 751 in Seattle and IAM District W24 in Portland, Ore., who are looking ahead to an important date: Sept. 12, 2024. This is the day
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