IAM Local 1293 monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at the Fairfield VFW located at 121 E. Broadway, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.
The Executive Board meeting starts at 7:00 pm and the regular meeting starts at 7:30 pm.
President Martinez
Watch IAMAW President Martinez’s speech on unity.
https://www.goiam.org/news/watch-international-president-martinezs-compelling-speech-on-unity/
Janus VS AFSCME
Supreme Court’s decision on Janus vs AFSCME
District 19 Member Wins Arbitration
A District 19 member was awarded a large settlement after a long 2 year fight . Congratulations brother !
Tell your Senators and Representatives to Support the Workplace Democracy Act
The Workplace Democracy Act would strengthen the middle class by restoring workers’ rights to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.
Declining unionization has fueled rising inequality and corporate profits at an all-time high, while wages as a percentage of the economy are near an all-time low. The middle class is disappearing, and the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider and wider.
See IAM International President Bob Martinez’s remarks at 43:38
A College Education without the Cost
You read that right. Your union is now offering a Free College Benefit to members and their families. The IAM is excited to announce the new free college benefit available to Machinists Union members and their families: a free associate’s degree from Eastern Gateway Community College. Continue reading
