Welcome to IAMAW District Lodge 70

A letter from District 70 President/DBR Cornell Beard, to the companies who employ the members it represents:

Please Note:All members will recieve this letter in the mail.

  Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are facing unprecedented circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic. Furloughs, layoffs, school closures, businesses closing their doors throughout our Nation and communities, churches, the list continues to grow each day. We, as a Union, know how to stick together through the good times and the hard times, that is why […]

You can read the details of the order below:

You can view each Local Lodge Endorsement (Run-Off) Vote results for District 70 by clicking on the folder of the Local Lodge you wish to view.

Saturday, March 21, 2020, District 70 Endorsement (Run-Off) Voting for Local 708, 774 and 2799 will continue as scheduled. Please see the flyer below for voting times and location. This is one vote you don’t want to miss, it’s about our future! Be sure to bring your ID.

A statement from IAM District 70 President and Directing Business Representative Cornell Beard in response to Textron Aviation’s announcement to furlough Wichita employees.

District Lodge 70 Endorsement (Run-Off) Vote results from Local 639, 839 and 1989, to date. March 21, 2020, Local 708, 774 and 2799 will cast their endorsement votes. In addition, Local 639 will have a coin-flip to determine a five-way tie for the 6th Business Representative endorsement. We will update any new information as it […]

To familiarize members with the 2020 Endorsement (Run-Off) Vote being conducted for each Local Lodge in the District, a sample ballot has been provided. The “Sample Ballots” have been provided on each of the Locals webpages, or you can view them by clicking on the Elections tab above.

Kansas Governor, Laura Kelly was given a tour of Textron Aviation’s Longitude production line in Plant IV of the company’s East Campus. Governor Kelly’s visit was in coordination with the announcement of a collaborative partnership between the IAM and Textron Aviation to offer a Tooling Apprenticeship Program. The program is in response to a growing […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) developed this COVID-19 planning guidance based on traditional infection prevention and industrial hygiene practices. It focuses on the need for employers to implement engineering, administrative, and work practice controls and personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as considerations for doing so. This guidance is intended for planning purposes. […]

What is coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. Can people in the U.S. get COVID-19? Yes. COVID-19 is spreading from […]