Here are the new dues for 2022. For a downloadable copy of the memo click here.
Important Dues Information for Solar Turbines Employees for 2022
Apply Now for the 2022 IAM Scholarship Competition
The 2022 IAM Scholarship Competition is accepting applications. The competition is open to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada. The Application packet must be postmarked by February 11, 2022, and received no later than February 23, 2022. Applications, rules, and general information can be found on the 2022 IAM Scholarship Competition page. […]
Local 389 Monthly General Membership Meeting, Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Local 389 has resumed monthly general membership business meetings since June. We have now had three meetings in a row in which quorum was not met. Monthly meetings are essential to conduct business and allow members to have a vote on how business is conducted. Vital information about the Local and the shops we represent […]
Machinists Union Urges Congress to Invest in Nation’s Shipyards
The IAM is reaching out to members of Congress, encouraging them to support bipartisan legislation that would provide much-needed investment to optimize and improve our nation’s shipyards. International President Robert Martinez Jr wrote a letter to all U.S. Representatives and Senators urging them to co-sponsor the Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s […]
Machinists Union Postpones 40th Grand Lodge Convention to 2022
The IAM Executive Council has voted unanimously to postpone the 40th IAM Grand Lodge Convention, previously scheduled for September 12-17, 2021 in San Diego. The IAM will immediately begin planning for a 2022 Convention and communicate details as soon as possible. A letter will be sent to Local Lodges soon with further information on delegates […]
Remembering Our Heroes
Sisters and Brothers, This Memorial Day weekend, we remember military service members who have fought and died for our freedom. They were willing to put their lives on the line, at home and abroad, to defend us against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. These heroes died protecting the many freedoms we enjoy today from […]
The Richard Sanchez Memorial Scholarship Deadline Extended
The deadline to apply for the Richard Sanchez Memorial Scholarship has been extended to June 30, 2021. Every year Local 389 offers scholarship opportunities for members, their children, grandchildren and spouses. Formerly known as the Local Lodge 389 Scholarship, the award was renamed after the late Richard Sanchez , the founder of the award. Richard […]
Free College – Another Way It Pays to be IAM
It’s free. No cost. You pay nothing. If you are an IAM member, retiree or relative, you can go to college, free of charge. In October 2017, the IAM started offering a free college program as a Machinist benefit, allowing IAM members and their families to earn an associate’s degree from Ohio’s Eastern Gateway Community […]
Official Results of the 2021 IAM Grand Lodge Officer Election
In accordance with Article III of the Constitution of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), nominations for Grand Lodge office for the term ending June 30, 2025 were conducted in January 2021. As a result of those nominations, the following officers were elected by acclimation (without a challenger): Robert Martinez Jr., International […]
Local Lodge 389 Grand Lodge Convention Delegates Nominated
On April 7, 2021, Local Lodge 389 completed it’s Grand Lodge Delegate nomination process for the 2021 Grand Lodge Convention in San Diego, CA. The nominations took place during the Local’s E-Board meeting at the Kearny Mesa Hall. Had any nomination been contested, an election would have taken place during the May general membership meeting […]