Strength
There’s strength in numbers. The IAM is 600,000 members strong and fighting every day to improve our jobs.
Security
You can’t put a price tag on peace of mind. Unions assure our jobs are secure and protect us against undue punishment.
Voice
IAM members sit down with their managers and negotiate over wages, benefits and more. That’s having a voice on the job.
Your Secret-Ballot Union Election is Set!
The election will be conducted by United States mail. The mail ballots will be mailed to employees
employed in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit. At 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the mail ballots will be mailed to employees employed in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit from an office of the National Labor Relations Board, Region 10. Voters must sign the outside of the envelope in which the ballot is returned. Any ballot received in an envelope that is not signed will be automatically void. Those employees who believe that they are eligible to vote and did not receive a ballot in the mail by Thursday, September 16, 2021 should communicate immediately with the National Labor Relations Board by either calling the Region 10 Office at (404)331-2896 or the national toll-free line at 1-844- 762-NLRB (1-844- 762-6572). Learn more by viewing the notice of election below.
Election Details
Your secret-ballot union election will be conducted via U.S. mail. A voting kit that includes voting instructions, a ballot, and mail ballot envelope will be mailed from the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) office to each eligible voter’s current address on file with the employer. Voters must sign the outside of the envelope in with the ballot is returned. Any ballot received in an envelope that is not signed will be void. If any eligible voter does not receive a mail ballot or otherwise requires a duplicate mail ballot kit, he or she should contact the Regional office. As soon as dates are announced for the mailing of the ballots, we will post them here. Remember, this is a secret-ballot election. No one will know how you voted. Learn more here.
IAM Contract With Vertex Aerospace
The IAM recently negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with Vertex Aerospace with respect to work performed on the CH-53 RESET program at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California. Check out the contract to learn more about what these IAM members were able to negotiate.
LEARN MOREThe IAM and the Service Contract Act
IAM Representation under the Service Contract Act is a smart way to go. Even when the contractor is paying “all that the law re-quires,” the IAM can often help you get more. The same is true for fringe benefits, insurance and retirement provisions that the contractor may otherwise not have to offer. Finally, if you’re represented by the IAM and the contractor changes, you have continuity and job security. Organizing with the IAM delivers peace of mind.
Learn MoreIAM Members Live Better
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) represents roughly 600,00 workers across North America. That includes healthcare, aerospace, air and rail transport, manufacturing, distribution center and public-sector workers – just to name a few.
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The Benefits of Belonging
More Money
Union members earn roughly $200 more every week than non-members. But it’s so much more than that. It’s about negotiating with your bosses over set wage increases that can’t change at management’s whim.
Fairness
A union-negotiated contract puts rules in place that allow you to do your job without fear of retaliation or unjust treatment. If you feel those rules have been broken, you have the legal right to appeal through a grievance procedure. As a result, everyone is treated with respect.
Free College
The IAMAW Free College Benefit makes it possible for you and your family members to earn an associate degree completely online — for FREE.
Learn MorePaid Time Off
Some 87 percent of union workers have access to paid sick days, compared to 69 percent of non-union workers. Roughly 89 percent of union workers get paid vacation and holidays, compared to roughly 75 percent of non-union workers.
Your Rights Under the Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), you and your co-workers have certain rights when it comes to forming a union.
You have the right to form, join or assist a union.
You have the right to distribute union literature, wear union t-shirts, ask co-workers to sign authorization cards and discuss the union with co-workers on non-work time.
Supervisors and management are not allowed to spy on you, coercively question you, threaten you or bribe you regarding your union activity.
You have the right to organize a union to negotiate with your employer over your wages, benefits and other working conditions.
Your employer cannot prohibit you from talking about or soliciting for a union during non-work time (including before and after work or during breaks).
You can’t be fired, disciplined, demoted, or penalized for engaging in any of the above mentioned activities.
Source: NLRB.gov
Contact Us
Joe Greaser
214-695-8569
jgreaser@iamaw.org