Jan 17, 2019 | Healthcare, iMail, News, Politics & Legislation
The Machinists Union remains steadfast that every American has the right to comprehensive health care and strongly supports a Medicare-for-all health care system. The United States spends more than twice the average per capita on healthcare compared to other developed...
Sep 20, 2018 | Healthcare, iMail, News
Having a college degree is more important than ever, and IAM members around the U.S. and Canada are taking advantage of the Free College Benefit offered to members and their families. Since October 2017, IAM members and their families have been eligible to earn an...
Sep 18, 2018 | Canada, Healthcare, iMail, Latest Videos, News
The Machinists Union recently welcomed more than 2,400 new members, as Local Lodge 1231 was chartered to represent Personal Service Workers in the Toronto area. A group of new leaders took part in the Leadership I program at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger...
Aug 23, 2018 | Canada, Healthcare, iMail, News
Four interim executive officers and 23 stewards attending leadership training class this week took part in a historic event by signing the new charter for IAM Local Lodge 1231 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The newly...
Aug 22, 2018 | Canada, Healthcare, iMail, Latest Videos, News
On August 21, 2018 the IAM held a ceremony at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to initiate new members and to charter the newly formed Local Lodge 1231. The lodge represents approximately 2,400 home healthcare workers in Ontario,...
Sep 28, 2017 | Healthcare, iMail, News, Politics & Legislation
The opioid crisis is a national emergency, roughly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. This emergency has cost our nation nearly 80 billion per year, much of which is attributable to lost earnings and employment. This crisis devastates the lives of...
Nov 29, 2012 | Healthcare, Latest Videos
Two women who have survived cancer are now fighting for their jobs at Mercy Health’s Hackley Hospital Campus in Muskegon, Michigan. The women are X-ray technologists whose doctors have restricted their exposure to radiation. For years, the hospital had...
