WASHINGTON, May 27, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today applauded a letter written by 75 members of Congress, led by U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.), to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that presses Treasury to issue CARES Act guidance that prohibits reducing hours, […]
Month: May 2020
Last Chance to Enter the IAM Photo, Newsletter, and Website Contests
Last Chance to Enter the IAM Photo, Newsletter, and Website Contests Due to the unforeseen circumstances we are all facing, the deadlines for the 2019 IAM Newsletter and Website contests and 2020 Photo contest have been extended to Friday, July 3, 2020. The IAM is encouraging all IAM district and local lodge communicators to take […]
Virtual Town Halls to Showcase Working People During COVID-19 Crisis
No one knows better than union members that working people have been hit hard during this pandemic, as they remain on the front lines to ensure this country continues running. The hardest hit have been the most marginalized workers: women, LGBTQ workers, workers of color – citizens and non-citizens alike. The AFL-CIO is […]
Memorial Day
Sisters, Brothers and Friends of the IAM, This Memorial Day weekend, and always, we remember all the members of our armed forces who gave their lives to protect our freedoms. Over the past few weeks, with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, we are no doubt experiencing a moment that has challenged everything about our […]
Ranking Republican on House Ways and Means Committee: Airline Furloughs Under CARES Act “Inappropriate.”
Representative Kevin Brady, the ranking Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has issued a statement calling furloughs by airlines like United, Delta, and JetBlue, “Inappropriate.” The statement came after a union member at United Airlines contacted his office about the matter. Congressman Brady is one of the architects of the […]