Iamaw Local

What Iamaw Local does

IAM Local 47 is a nonprofit local chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), providing collective bargaining representation and labor advocacy to manufacturing workers in Colorado's Eighth Congressional District, with its headquarters in Commerce City, Colorado. It serves machinists, electrical assemblers, logistics, quality control, paint department, and assembly-line workers at represented employers, with Stolle Machinery (a manufacturer of Concorde Decorator machines) as the primary named covered employer in the input data. The local operates as a membership organization funded through recurring member dues (pricing not publicly disclosed), and operates a WordPress-based member communications platform (iamawlocal47.org) for news, calendars, and event registration.

The local's go-to-market is community-led: it recruits through direct workplace organizing at incumbent employers, monthly member meetings, and a portfolio of community engagement activities including Sporting Clays charity shoots for Guide Dogs of America / Tender Loving Canines, Best Buddies Friendship Walks, holiday potlucks, youth sports sponsorships, and political endorsements such as the $5,000 contribution to Shannon Bird's congressional campaign. It is structurally nested under IAM (founded 1888, ~600,000 active and retired members across North America) and affiliated with the AFL-CIO and Colorado AFL-CIO, which collectively represent approximately 150,000 workers statewide. Distributed services include steward training, grievance handling, benefits negotiation (e.g., a Bright Now! Dental & Orthodontics affiliation), women's leadership initiatives through CLUW, and advocacy on legislation such as the PRO Act.

IAM Local 47 sits within a national IAM organization that holds the first and only labor-union designation as a national Veterans Service Organization from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The local has 12 listed employees, leadership comprising President Garry Harper and Communicator Maurice Jewell (in role since March 1, 2022), and remains aligned with parent IAM governance including the January 2024 transition from International President Robert Martinez Jr. to Brian Bryant.

Name

Iamaw Local

Legal name

International Association of Machinists Local 47

Website

https://iamawlocal47.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IAM Local 47 is a Commerce City, Colorado–based nonprofit local chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, providing collective bargaining, workplace advocacy, and community engagement services to manufacturing workers at employers such as Stolle Machinery within the 8th Congressional District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Commerce City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: IAM Local 47 generates revenue through membership dues from represented workers. The union provides collective bargaining representation, workplace advocacy, member services, and community organizing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IAM Local 47 is a local chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), providing collective bargaining representation, workplace advocacy, grievance handling, and member services to manufacturing workers in the Commerce City, Colorado area. The union represents workers at companies such as Stolle Machinery, organizing around wages, benefits, workplace safety, and labor rights. It also facilitates community events, political endorsements, and charitable activities for its members.

Product overview

IAM Local 47 is a labor union local (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 47) serving machinists and aerospace workers in Commerce City, Colorado. The organization provides union membership services including collective bargaining representation, labor advocacy, member benefits programs, workplace organizing, and community engagement activities. As a labor union, it does not offer commercial products or technology services; instead, it offers membership in the union, access to member benefits (such as dental/orthodontics through Bright Now!), and participation in union events and organizing campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collective Bargaining Representation
• Workplace Advocacy and Grievance Handling
• Member Benefits Programs
• Member Training and Steward Programs

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Guide Dogs of America / Tender Loving Canines (GDA | TLC)coreOthers · 14 November 2024GDA | TLC is IAM's official charity. Local 47 actively participates in annual fundraising events including sporting clays shoots and golf tournaments. Events have raised nearly $1600 at individual shoots. The charity provides service dogs to visually impaired individuals, veterans, and children with autism across North America.
• AFL-CIOcoreOthersAFL-CIO is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the largest labor federation in the United States. Local 47 operates as an affiliated local under this umbrella organization, participating in Colorado AFL-CIO events and political endorsements.
• Colorado AFL-CIOcoreOthersColorado state labor federation affiliated with national AFL-CIO. Local 47 participates in Colorado AFL-CIO events including the annual Labor Day Labor Champion Dinner and 2024 endorsements. Colorado AFL-CIO represents 150,000 workers across the state.
• Best BuddiesminorOthersLocal 47 participates in Best Buddies Friendship Walk events in Denver supporting inclusion and awareness for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)minorOthersLocal 47 participates in CLUW activities supporting women in the labor movement. CLUW holds biennial conventions to advance working women's issues.
• Bright Now! Dental & OrthodonticsminorOthersAffiliated sponsor listed under Local 47 resources, providing dental benefits options for members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFL-CIO: The largest U.S. labor federation to which Local 47's parent IAM is affiliated. AFL-CIO provides coordination, political infrastructure, and coalition support that Local 47 leverages, and operates at a federation level with 150,000 workers represented at the Colorado state chapter alone.
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM): The parent union of Local 47, IAM represents approximately 600,000 members across North America in aerospace, defense, airlines, railroad, transit, healthcare, and automotive industries. It is directly comparable as the umbrella organization providing bargaining, training, and political infrastructure to Local 47.

Direct peers

• United Auto Workers (UAW): UAW represents manufacturing workers in the automotive and related industrial sectors through local chapters operating in defined geographic/workshop jurisdictions. Its structure, dues-funded model, and member services parallel IAM Local 47's operating model.
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW): IBEW is a major AFL-CIO craft union organized into local unions that provide collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and member benefits to skilled trade workers. Its local-chapter structure and recurring-dues revenue model are directly comparable to IAM Local 47.
• Communications Workers of America (CWA): CWA is an AFL-CIO affiliate organizing workers in telecommunications, manufacturing, and related sectors through local chapters. Its structure of providing collective bargaining and member services via local chapters is closely analogous to IAM Local 47.
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is one of the largest North American unions, organizing workers through local chapters across healthcare, public services, and property services. Its recurring-dues model and grassroots local-chapter structure are comparable to IAM Local 47's operating model.
• United Steelworkers (USW): USW represents workers in steel, manufacturing, and related industries through local unions, with a North American footprint including Canada. Its manufacturing-worker focus and local-chapter structure parallel IAM Local 47's representation of machinists and assemblers.
• Teamsters (International Brotherhood of Teamsters): The Teamsters represent a broad base of blue-collar workers including manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse employees through local unions. Its member-funded model and workplace representation focus are highly comparable to IAM Local 47's operations.
• Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMW): SMW organizes sheet metal workers in construction, manufacturing, and aerospace through local chapters with a similar dues-based revenue model. Its overlapping jurisdiction with IAM in aerospace and manufacturing workplaces makes it a comparable peer.

Regional players

• Colorado AFL-CIO: The state-level federation under AFL-CIO representing 150,000 Colorado workers, of which Local 47 is an affiliate. It provides the regional political endorsement and organizing infrastructure that Local 47 participates in, and is comparable as the broader state labor ecosystem in which Local 47 operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IAM_Machinists
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZ6mS_Q5RKqYqB98KUhW6DA
• Facebookfacebook.com/IAMUnion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iamaw-local

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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