'IAM Max': Machinists Rally for Member Detained by ICE

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Crystal Londonio, wife of detained Machinist Max Lodonio, speaks at the June 6 rally. Richard Howard, the president of her husband’s Machinists local is at right (in hat) with another local member. Photo: Zack Pattin

June 09, 2025 / Zack Pattin

Rallying under the banner “IAM Max,” 200 union members and supporters gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington, on June 6 to demand the release of Maximo Londonio, a member of Machinists (IAM) Local Lodge 695 who has been imprisoned by ICE since mid-May.

“He should not be here, he should be at home with his wife and family,” said Machinists International President Brian Bryant at the rally. “We want everyone that’s illegally in this facility set free.”

Londonio, known as “Kuya” (meaning “big brother”) to his family and co-workers, is the lead forklift driver at Crown Cork and Seal, an aluminum can manufacturer, in Lacey, Washington. He moved to the U.S. with his family in 1997 when he was 12 years old. He and his wife, Crystal, a U.S. citizen, have three daughters. He is a lawful permanent resident with a green card.

The Londonios were returning home from a trip to the Philippines celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary when Max was detained at Sea-Tac Airport. He was held there for five days before being transferred on May 20 to NWDC, a for-profit prison operated by GEO Group.

FULL story: https://labornotes.org/2025/06/iam-max-machinists-rally-for-member-detained-ice