IAM members from across Alabama gathered in Huntsville for the IAM Union Alabama State Council meeting, where union leaders, community representatives, and political candidates discussed key issues affecting working families in the state.
The event began with a welcome from Huntsville City Council Member Michelle Watkins. Delegates participated in a series of presentations and discussions on legislative priorities, organizing efforts, and political engagement. Topics included protecting service contract jobs, increasing manufacturing opportunities, advocating for union rights, and ensuring that working people have representation in state and federal government.
“When working people in Alabama stand together, there is no force more powerful,” said IAM Union Alabama State Council President Rickie Langford. “This meeting was about uniting our voices and building our strength across the political aisles for the road ahead.”
Several political figures and labor allies addressed the council, including State Representatives Anthony Daniels and Laura Hall, Dr. Will Boyd (candidate for Governor of Alabama), U.S. Representative Brandon Moore (candidate for U.S. Senate), Loren Almeroth (IAM National Assistant Political & Legislative Director), Galen Bullock (EBS Executive Director), DeLane Adams (IAM Assistant Communications Director), Nicole Fears (IAM Human Rights Director), Frederick Ross (IAM Benefit Trust), Pam Evans (IAM W3 Education Representative), Helena Thornton (IAM Southern Territory International Representative), Pat Keahey (Keahey Law Firm), and Jacob Morrison (President of the North Alabama Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO).
Speakers discussed the challenges and opportunities facing workers in Alabama and emphasized the IAM’s ongoing commitment to supporting labor rights across the state.
Delegates also received updates on the current government shutdown and the IAM’s work to secure back pay for federal contract workers affected by the political situation in Washington.
The Alabama State Council remains active in shaping the IAM’s political and legislative agenda statewide. Delegates concluded the meeting with a renewed commitment to political mobilization.
The Alabama State Council Executive Board includes President Rickie Langford, Secretary Treasurer Gavin Brunner, Vice Presidents James Tate, Joe Cleveland, Anthony Holton, and Michelle Hunt.
