Over 600 federal employees working at two of America’s legendary National Parks have voted to join National Federation of Federal Employees a affiliate of IAM.
“Federal workers are facing a changing landscape that the current administration designed to keep them guessing about their employment security,” said IAM Organizing Special Representative Art Jackson. “These National Park Service workers ensure that Americans can visit and enjoy these beautiful national treasures now and for centuries to come. They now stand tall and proud like the Sequoia trees they protect because they know life and work is better in a union.”
Park rangers, recreation specialists, firefighters, forestry workers, maintenance services, facility operation specialists, and other staff voted unanimously to become IAM members. They work at the storied Yosemite National Park and the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park in California.
“Federal employees at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks realized the only way to have a voice in this political climate was to form a union. The IAM has all the necessary resources to make it happen for them and other National Parks across the country,” said Assistant Organizing Coordinator Jerry McCarty.
The IAM Organizing department has had great success with Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) elections. Workers need union representation without delay to confront the Trump job actions.
