Korea FTA to Cost U.S. Jobs and Big Money

Any alleged benefits from the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS), which was signed into law last week by President Barack Obama will certainly come at a high cost.

Take Action: Americans Need Jobs, Real Jobs - FAIR Jobs

American Jobs Act: Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring the American Jobs Act for vote on Tuesday evening October 11th.  Let your representatives in Washington know where you stand on this critical issue - contact them at 1-888-659-9401 or send them a message by clicking here and here.

Additionally, join the Machinists, unemployed workers and leaders of faith at the Capitol during the debate and vote on the American Jobs Act at 3:00PM.

Countdown to Calamity: Congress will also take up the issue on the Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements as early as Wednesday, October 12th.  Click here to learn more about the Trade Agreements and take action by contacting your congressional representatives here.

When Will We Get Our Fair Trade?

In 1994, Congress introduced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the solution for jobs expansion and prosperity for the American people.  Seventeen years later, NAFTA has yet to live up to its promise. Costing Americans 682,900 in lost or displaced jobs, the trade deficit with Mexico stands at a mind-boggling $97.2 billion.

As Congress attempts to pass the largest FTA since NAFTA in the form of the Korean – US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), it's time to compare the proposed agreement with what was learned during the nation's debacle with NAFTA.

Machinists Union Infographic Pits Fair Trade vs. Free Trade

A new IAM graphic details steps to achieving fair U.S. trade policy, as opposed to the unfair, seriously-flawed South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements now under debate in Washington.

Machinists Union Infographic Pits Fair Trade vs. Free Trade

A new IAM graphic details steps to achieving fair U.S. trade policy, as opposed to the unfair, seriously-flawed South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements now under debate in Washington.

Korea Trade Agreement Would Subsidize North Korea Government

WASHINGTON -- In 2004, Hyundai inked one of the best land deals in history. For a mere $12 million, the South Korean car company secured the rights to 50 years of use on over 41,000 square miles of industrial space -- $292 per square mile, only about 10 percent higher than the rate the U.S. paid France under the Louisiana Purchase.

The Panama FTA is Unsafe, Unequal and Unfair

The Panama Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is one of three pending Bush-negotiated free trade agreements lawmakers are trying to ram through to final passage.

Cartoon: Korea Free Trade Will Stifle American Workers

Multi-national U.S. corporations and the supply chain they have created in countries like South Korea are one step closer to further stifling American workers.

Why KORUS FTA is Awful for America

Asia's supply chain is strangling American jobs. And the tug of war between Asian governments and U.S.-based multi-national companies causes excruciating pain for America's workers and small businesses.

IAM Fair Trade Campaign Gains Momentum on Facebook

Hundreds have joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Facebook campaign to stop the pending unfair trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.

Take Action Now for Fair Trade, Currency Reform

Urge your Representative in Congress to support HR 2378, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.

Passing HR 2378 will give the U.S. an important enforcement tool to correct our trade imbalance and put Americans back to work. Take Action: Tell your Representative to support the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act today!

TRADE ACT

When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in late 1993, Newsweek reported that “union leaders tried to argue that free trade is the source of all lost jobs. But that is largely a blue-collar myth.” Nearly seventeen years later, that “blue-collar myth” is an American reality.

IAM President Scolds Boeing CEO for Colombia FTA Support

International President Tom Buffenbarger called on Boeing Company CEO Jim McNerney to demand an end to rampant human rights abuses in Colombia as an essential pre-condition for the passage of any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with that country. McNerney recently called for approval of free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.

Too Many Thorns

January 8, 2009 - The cut flower industry is, well, blooming.  That's good news for company owners and even consumers but for workers it means more risk, longer hours and less pay.

The BITs of Trade

December 11, 2009 - Trade has been and always will be a top priority for the IAM.  That's why the Machinists are making sure all the BITs of trade are good for workers.

Fair Trade

Working families continue to be battered by faulty trade deals. NAFTA, CAFTA – the result remains the same: Families devastated as solid, good-paying jobs are sent overseas.