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Encyclopedia > International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
IAM
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Founded 1888
Members 730,000 (2006)[1]
Country United States, Canada
Affiliation AFL-CIO, CLC, ITF, IMF, IFBWW
Key people R. Thomas Buffenbarger, president
Office location Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Website www.goiam.org

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is an AFL-CIO/CLC trade union representing over 730,000 workers in more than 200 industries. Image File history File links Logo of the International Association of Machinist File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 53 national and international unions (including Canadian), together representing more than 9 million workers. ... The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated. ... The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is a global union federation of transport workers trade unions, founded in 1896. ... International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) is a global union federation of metalworkers trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. ... The International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (IFBWW) is a global union federation of trade unions in the building, building materials, wood, forestry and allied industries, established in 1934 by a merger of the Building Workers International and Wood Workers International. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 53 national and international unions (including Canadian), together representing more than 9 million workers. ... The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated. ... A Trade Union (Labour union) ... is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...

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Formation and early history

The IAM was formed in 1888 by 19 machinists meeting in a locomotive pit in Atlanta, Georgia calling themselves "The Order of United Machinist and Mechanical Engineers." The organization remained secret for several years due to employer hostility toward organized labor. Despite the secrecy, the membership continued to grow thanks to "boomers", men who traveled from place to place looking for work on the railroads. Within a year 40 locals were established. At that point machinists made 20 to 25 cents an hour for a ten hour day. In 1889 the first Machinist Union convention was held with 34 locals represented, Georgia State Senator Tom Talbot was elected "Grand Master Machinist" and the IAM monthly journal was started. Also, at the convention the union's name was changed to "National Association of Machinists." The next year, 1890, the first Canadian local, Local Lodge 103, was chartered in Stratford, Ontario as well as locals in Mexico. Since The NAM had spread all over North America the union once again changed their name, this time to "The International Association of Machinists." The national headquarters was then moved to Richmond, Virginia. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... A machinist is a craftsman who uses machine tools to make parts or alter parts by cutting away excess material. ... A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Stratford (2001 population 29,676) is a city on the Avon River in Perth County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Nickname: The River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (D) Area    - City 62. ...


Recent history

October 1982


A boycott was initiated by the IAM against Brown & Sharpe, a machine, precision, measuring and cutting tool manufacturer, headquartered in Rhode Island. The boycott was called after the firm refused to bargain in good faith (withdrawing previously negotiated clauses in the contract), and forced the union into a strike, during which police sprayed pepper gas on some 800 picketers at the company's North Kingston plant in early 1982. Three weeks later, a machinist narrowly escaped serious injury when a shot fired into the picket line hit his belt buckle. American wire gauge (AWG) is used in the United States and other countries as a standard method of denoting wire diameter, especially for non-ferrous, electrically conducting wire. ... Official language(s) None Capital Providence Largest city Providence Area  Ranked 50th  - Total 1,214* sq mi (3,144* km²)  - Width 37 miles (60 km)  - Length 48 miles (77 km)  - % water 32. ...


The National Labor Relations Board later charged Brown & Sharpe with regressive bargaining, and of entering into negotiations with the express purpose of not reaching an agreement with the union. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the United States Government charged with conducting elections for union representation and with investigating and remedying unfair labor practices. ...


See also

The League of Independent Workers of the San Joaquin Valley is a union in California. ... International Woodworkers of America (IWA) was an industrial union of lumbermen, sawmill workers, timber transportation workers and others formed in 1937. ...

References

  • ↑  - membership info from website.

External links

  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO-CLC
  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Canada
  • IAMAW Collection. Historical materials related to IAM held by Georgia State University, Special Collections, Southern Labor Archives. Online guide retrieved April 27, 2005.

  Results from FactBites:
 
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (421 words)
The IAM was formed in 1888 by 19 machinists meeting in a locomotive pit in Atlanta, Georgia calling themselves "The Order of United Machinist and Mechanical Engineers." The organization remained secret for several years due to employer hostility toward organized labor.
In 1889 the first Machinist Union convention was held with 34 locals represented, Georgia State Senator Tom Talbot was elected "Grand Master Machinist" and the IAM monthly journal was started.
Also, at the convention the union's name was changed to "National Association of Machinist." The next year, 1890, the first Canadian local, Local Lodge 103, was chartered in Stratford, Ontario as well as locals in Mexico.
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers et al v. United States Can Company et al. (Wisconsin ... (7733 words)
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers et al v.
The plaintiffs are the International Association, its local unions, and the union employees of the packaging division plants located in Racine, Wisconsin, and Danville, Illinois.
It was held that Baldracchi's right not to be wrongfully discharged for filing a worker's compensation claim was not dependent upon the collective-bargaining agreement, although, clearly, the measure of her redress -- the damages -- was dependent upon wages established by that agreement.
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