International Association of Machinists Archives

September 3

Employees at Petaluma, CA, and Dover, OH, Ford Dealerships Successfully Force Out Unwanted IAM Union Officials

Efforts to Remove IAM Union in Ohio and California Ford Dealerships come as Biden-Harris NLRB tightens restrictions on workers voting out unions

April 19

Penske Truck Rental Employees in Minneapolis and Nashville Seeking Votes to Remove IAM Union Officials

Majority of Penske Truck Rental employees in both work units want Federal Labor Board to administer decertification vote against IAM union.

February 24

Clarion Sintered Metals Employees Win Cash Back in Case Challenging IAM's Illegal Discrimination for Non-Union Status

IAM union scheme sought to deny Clarion Sintered Metals non-union workers’ bonuses because they opposed union association

October 27

Remmington Duk Worker Wins $18,000+ for Illegal Firing at IAM Union Bosses’ Behest

IAM officials illegally demanded full dues and membership from Remmington Duk on pain of discharge.

October 13

Lexington-Area Leggett & Platt Employees Officially Free from Unpopular IAM Union after Six-Year Legal Battle

Leggett & Platt employee submitted majority-backed petition seeking ouster of union in accordance with federal Labor Board standards, but IAM officials fought it for years

July 20

Boeing Employee Don Zueger Wins Settlement Against IAM Union Officials

Boeing employee Don Zueger was forced to pay IAM union dues, despite not being a union member

July 19

IAM Union Quickly Folds in Boeing Technician’s Lawsuit over Unlawful Dues Deductions, Union Must Return Dues

IAM Union bosses used other union locals’ financial data to ‘calculate’ higher forced dues amount than longstanding law allows

May 27

Boeing Technician Don Zueger Files Federal Lawsuit Against IAM Union Over Illegal Forced Dues Demands

Instead of reducing nonmember worker’s payments, IAM union bosses charged Don Zueger arbitrary higher amount

May 10

Worker Wins Additional $1,500 from Robert Basil Buick GMC in Federal Case for Illegal Firing at IAM Union Bosses’ Behest

IAM officials already paid nearly $17,000 for union role in Robert Basil Buick GMC employee’s illegal termination for refusal to join union and pay full dues