Welcome to IAMAW Mechanics Union Local 701
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IAM Mechanics Union Local 701 members working at M&K Truck Centers in Alsip (Laborforce) are now on strike! As of November 1, 2023, 58 members employed at M&K are striking for a fair contract! Please stop by and show your support!
IAM Mechanics Union Local 701 members working at M&K Truck Centers in Alsip (Laborforce) are now on strike! As of November 1, 2023, 58 members employed at M&K are striking for a fair contract and to keep their Union benefits, which they have enjoyed in previous Agreements. These 58 members have unanimously rejected the Company’s offer.
Please show your support to these striking members! Stop by and visit them as they fight for a fair contract!
They are located at 5300 W Plattner Dr, Alsip, IL 60803. Showing your support will help send a message to the Employer to get back to the table and bargain a fair contract!
CALL TO ACTION!!! ALL LOCAL 701 MEMBERS!!
Contact your State Representative and State Senator today!
The attack on HB3940 continues! Please send a message to your State Senators and Representatives urging them to remember the importance of HB3940 and how overwhelmingly in favor they voted to fix our industry’s pay issue.
Local 701 will hold its next IAM HELPS event on February 24, 2024, at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, IL. To all interested in volunteering for this great cause, please email Mike Wendling (mikew@mech701.org) to reserve a spot. Space is limited, and will be on a first come first serve basis. 9:00 AM – 10:45 AM
IAM Scholarship Competition
Scholarship Competition Overview
This scholarship competition is open each year to members of the IAM and their children throughout the United States and Canada under procedures and rules of eligibility explained in this Announcement. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make possible these awards, was established by the delegates of the 1960 IAM Grand Lodge Convention.
The Scholarship Competition
Scholarships to make possible the attainment of a Bachelor’s degree or a two-year vocational/technical certification are determined in a competition among eligible applicants that is judged by a special Selection Committee.
Amount of the Awards
Awards to members are $2,000 per academic year. They are granted for a specific period from one to four years to enable the member to earn a Bachelor’s degree or a two-year vocational/technical certification.
Awards to Children of Members are:
-College – $1,000 per academic year. All awards are renewed each year until a Bachelor’s degree is obtained up to a maximum of four years.
-Vocational/Technical School – $2,000 per year until certification is reached up to a maximum of two years.
Please click HERE to visit the IAM Scholarship website for full details.