Congratulations, Gary Knight!

With Joseph Paneck’s promotion to Business Rep, it falls on you Gary as our new President to keep all of us in line. Congratulations and Good luck 🙂

Congratulations, Joseph Paneck!

Congratulations on your promotion to District 4 Business Rep! While we will miss you as our President, we look forward to seeing you do for an entire district what you’ve done for us over these past years.

Good winds and strong sails my friend 🙂

Upcoming Clay shoot!

Fresh out of the union meeting, we are attending a clay shoot to support out door heritage parks and wildlife conservation efforts. Dates are Friday June 26th. This mornings meeting voted to send our AFL-CIO brothers plus 3. Wages and Travel will be covered if you miss any. If your interested see your nearest union steward!

Community News

Congratulations to Alvin Gasque, out new Alternate Shop Steward!

Frank Perez, farewell and happy retirement, thank you for everything you did for us!

Last but not least, good fortune to Colby Midkiff in where ever your career takes you next, its been a blast working with you!

Got news on hirings, promotions, retirements, anything you’d like to share with the community? Send it to communicator.ll24@gmail.com!

PSA : You still need to pay your machinist custom choice benefits when your out for Short/Long term disability or Workmans Comp

When you are out on short term / long term / workmans comp your company benefits continue as normal but your Machinist Custom Choice benefits do not. You MUST continue paying those or you risk them auto cancelling due to lack of payment. This is not something the union can do for you and it isn’t something your employeer does either. Its up to you to maintain those benefits when you are out of work. The following are useful contacts, I will also add them to the benefits page.

Useful Phone Numbers
Aetna – 800-998-3797
Boston Mutual – 877-624-2249
CHUBB – 833-542-2013 ,2
EMC National Life Company – 800-232-5818
Frontline Identity – 866-400-0778
Manhattan Life – 800-247-2045
MetLife – 800-638-5433
Reliance Standard – 800-351-7500
Transamerica – 800-797-2643
Unum – 866-679-3054

https://ebsworksite.com/
https://ebsworksite.com/insurance-company-partners/
Customer Contact Center Hours of Operation: 1-888-521-2900
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm CST
Friday: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm CST

EBS Worksite https://ebsworksite.com/benefits-program/

Amentum Benefits https://claimscenter.voya.com/static/claimscenter/file-claim

Chubb Ins Union Benefits https://my.combinedinsurance.com/en-US/login

Shannon 844-477-1658 is who we call for union insurance issues

Keep up on this! You do not want to have your Machinist Custom Choice benefits cancel do to you being out of work resulting in you stuck with a large bill!

March 1 is the Deadline to Honor a Fallen Member with Personalized Brick at the IAM Workers’ Memorial

March 1 is the Deadline to Honor a Fallen Member with Personalized Brick at the IAM Workers’ Memorial

Every year, we observe Workers’ Memorial Day to honor the memory of workers who have been killed, injured, or made ill due to their work. As part of this observance, your Local or District can pay tribute to a fallen member by adding a personalized brick to the IAM Workers Memorial at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Md.

The deadline to order personalized bricks is Sunday, March 1, 2026.

To see specific details and prices, click here.

Order Your Personalized Brick Today

For $100, you can purchase a brick with three lines of text, each line having up to 20 characters (including spaces). The brick will not feature the logo.
For $125, you can choose a brick with three lines of text, up to 15 characters per line, and include the IAM logo.
Alternatively, an 8×8 brick is available for $200. This larger brick allows for six lines of text (up to 20 characters per line) without a logo, or five lines of text (up to 20 characters per line) with either the IAM logo or your preferred logo.
For $10, you can purchase a commemorative tile to show your support and solidarity.

If your local has a member who lost their life on the job or due to work-related causes, a complimentary brick will be placed in their honor. To request a complimentary brick, please submit the completed order form.

To order your personalized brick, please use this form.

Completed in 2001, the IAM Workers’ Memorial stands as a powerful tribute to workers who have lost their lives while on the job. The memorial is surrounded by bricks bearing the names of fallen members, as well as contributions from lodges and dedicated IAM members.

Each year, a ceremony is held at the memorial to remember the workers we’ve lost and renew our commitment to preventing workplace injuries and fatalities. The date for this year’s event will be announced soon.

Don’t miss the March 1 deadline!

March 1 is the Deadline to Honor a Fallen Member with Personalized Brick at the IAM Workers’ Memorial

Vertex Aerospace CBA now available

Vertex Aerospace 2024-2027 CBA is now available via the following link or in the Library

http://andrewsiam.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Vertex-CBA-7-2024-to-7-2027.pdf

IAM * Winpisinger 2026 Program Schedule

Full 2026 schedule is now available, enroll now for classes beginning in March! See your Steward if interested. Full pdf file is available as well as images below.