District Lodge 28 is part of the 750,000 member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (which is frequently known as the Machinists Union). Through our International Union, we are in the mainstream of the trade union movement through our affiliation with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).

The District was chartered by the I.A.M. Grand Lodge on January 1, 1960. We have five (5) Regions within our District to better service our membership. Headquarters is in Region I and is in Zanesville, Ohio, Region II is in Columbus, Ohio, Region III is in Lisbon Ohio, Region IV is in Uhrichsville, Ohio and Region V is in Springfield, Ohio. Territory boundaries include 55 counties in Ohio where we have 74 employers under contract and the greater Wheeling, West Virginia area where we have 5 employers under contract. We currently service 29 Local Lodges.

We are affiliated with the Ohio State Council of Machinists, the Eastern States Conference of Machinists and the Ohio AFL-CIO.

Regular quarterly meetings of the District are held on the first Monday of March, June and December and on the fourth Monday in September. The meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held at the union hall on 1526 Bluff Street in Zanesville, Ohio. Each Local Lodge is entitled to 3 voting delegates who represent their respective lodges. Officers and Business Representatives are elected every 4 years. Several standing committees are in place and they include: Finance, By-law, Organizing, Legislative, Credentials, Human Rights, and Community Service committee.

Business Representatives, Delegates and members are very active throughout the communities they live in. Worthwhile causes include Guide Dogs of America, Union Label, United Way, American Red Cross, School-To-Work and Tech Prep. The District Lodge has also taken part in providing relief for disaster victims in cooperation with the International Union.

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