Craft Brewery Workers for Fairness

11/08/2019

The 2020 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 deadline for applications is February 21, 2020. Apply for a 2020 IAM Scholarship. In 2019, the IAM awarded 16 scholarships val...

03/15/2019

Congrats to the Anchor employees who voted to have a voice on the job!

Workers said one of the reasons they needed to organize was due to high living costs in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most expensive cities.

03/14/2019

Anchor Brewing workers are the talk of the town after their successful unionizing effort.

"There’s a big collective sigh of relief"

03/14/2019

Congratulations to the workers at America's oldest Craft Brewery!

A microbrewery that produced the first domestic India pale ale and calls itself America’s “oldest craft brewery” has added another record: Anchor Brewing Co. has just become the first unionized craft brewer in the country.

06/14/2018

Stone Brewing fights back against MillerCoors:

The independent brewery out of California is filing a lawsuit against Big Beer.

01/26/2018

The New Year brings a new president to the San Diego Brewers Guild: Paul Sangster, co-owner of San Marcos’ Rip Current Brewing. He has a battle plan for the year ahead.

09/21/2017

It doesn't cost to belong to the IAM - it pays! Free Associates Degree program for IAM members and their families.

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) union is active in more than 200 industries, and provides information on workers' rights, ...

07/13/2017

Great news from our local brewing industry! More of our local breweries should consider this and also explore benefits packages through affiliations with the IAM.

By Sahid Fawaz Buyouts are often great for investors and awful for employees.

07/13/2017

“The Labor Commissioner herself has said her office lacks the resources to tackle this crisis alone, and she urged the City to enforce its own law. This report demonstrates why the Mayor must act now to protect San Diego workers and law-abiding businesses by fighting wage theft.” - Dr. Kyra Greene, PhD, speaking at the report release of Confronting Wage Theft: Barriers to Claiming Unpaid Wages in San Diego.

Read the full report here: http://buff.ly/2u6xELN

05/17/2017

Whether I was working as a barista or a paralegal, the story was the same: My employers wanted me to keep my mouth shut about money.