Welcome to the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW),
District Lodge 141, and Local Lodge 1886
- Read and know your contract.
- Attend a monthly meeting, educate yourself about what it means to be in a union shop, and get to know your Union brothers and sisters, both ATW and BTW.
- Support your Union brothers and sisters. Conflicts happen; if you need help with a resolution, reach out to IAM EAP or an IAM shop steward. Do not seek help from management or company EAP or HR; management is not your friend.
- Join one of the Local’s committees. There are several and you can find these under the By-Laws tab on this website. Examples include Education Committee, Women’s Committee, Human Rights Committee, Community Service Committee, Law and Legislative Committee, Social Committee, Organizing Committee, and Ground Safety Committee.
- Never meet with management without a shop steward.
- Never allow management to do your job.
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36 Reasons to Thank a Union (Even if You Don’t Belong to One)
June 22, 2011 by Daniel Nichols
- Weekends
- All Breaks at work, including your Lunch Breaks
- Paid Vacation
- FMLA
- Sick Leave
- Social Security
- Minimum Wage
- Civil Rights Act / Title VII (prohibits Employer Discrimination)
- 8-Hour Work Day
- Overtime Pay
- Child Labor Laws
- Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
- 40-Hour Work Week
- Worker’s Compensation
- Unemployment Insurance
- Pensions
- Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
- Employer Health Care Insurance
- Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
- Wrongful Termination Laws
- Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967
- Whistleblower Protection Laws
- Employee Polygraph Protect Act (prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
- Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
- Compensation Increases and Evaluations (raises)
- Sexual Harassment Laws
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Holiday Pay
- Employer Dental, Life and Vision Insurance
- Privacy Rights
- Pregnancy and Parental Leave
- Military Leave
- The Right to Strike
- Public Education for Children
- Equal Pay Acts of 1963 and 2011 (requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
- Laws ending Sweatshops in the United States
