Brian Bryant
Board Member
President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
As the 15th International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), Brian Bryant, shaped by his 35-year union career, is leading the effort to develop the new generation of Machinists and set a successful trajectory for the future success and growth of the IAM. Bryant led the IAM Committee on the Future, a tremendous opportunity for IAM members to personally give feedback to IAM leadership about shaping the future of the Machinists Union.
Before his January 2024 installment as International President, Bryant had served on the IAM Executive Council since 2018. As IAM Headquarters General Vice President, he was responsible for the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center and many IAM departments at Headquarters.
Brian Bryant has been active in the labor movement for over 30 years, initiating into the IAM in 1989 when he joined Local Lodge S6 while employed at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. After serving as Resident General Vice President at IAM Headquarters since October 1, 2018, Bryant was assigned to serve as Eastern Territory General Vice President, effective July 1, 2021. On May 1, 2022, the General Vice President again resumed his Resident General Vice President role at IAM Headquarters.
A Pipefitter by trade, Bryant became active in his Local Lodge, serving on various committees and being elected as a Shop Steward, Trustee, and President of Local Lodge S6. He also served on the Executive Board of the Maine AFL-CIO and, in 1998 was elected Directing Business Representative of District Lodge 4.
In 2004, Bryant was appointed as a Special Representative in the Eastern Territory. He was appointed Grand Lodge Representative in 2006 and assigned to the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts, as well as shipbuilding and repair in the Eastern Territory.
Bryant in 2008 was reassigned to the Eastern Territory office in Cincinnati to handle all National Labor Relations Board activity for the territory. On July 1, 2009, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Eastern Territory.
Bryant served in that capacity until being appointed to the IAM Executive Council as General Vice President assigned to the Eastern Territory. On Aug. 1, 2016, Bryant began as General Vice President, serving in the General Secretary-Treasurer’s office at Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, Md.
