Members of District Lodge 776 voted by a 75 percent margin to ratify a new agreement with Lockheed Martin. The contract covers about 2,900 workers in Fort Worth, TX, Edwards AFB, CA and Pax River NAS, MD. The five-year, eight-month agreement delivered a $4,000 ratification bonus, $4,800 in cost-of-living supplements and a 16 percent wage […]
IAM Voices Heard at DNC Platform Meeting
IAM International President Bob Martinez spoke passionately about issues affecting Machinists Union members and all workers at the Democratic Platform Meeting in Orlando, FL. IAM members across the country had a seat at the table last week at the Democratic Party Platform meeting in Orlando, FL. IAM backed amendments will help advance issues that affect […]
Bernie, Hillary Unify to Take Down Trump
Two former rivals for the Democratic nomination are now teaming up to take on Donald Trump and his anti-worker plan for America. Flanked by signs reading “Stronger Together,” Bernie Sanders stood on a stage with Hillary Clinton and pledged to “do everything I can to make certain that she will be the next president of […]