Press releases

Machinists Union Will Partner with Biden-Harris Administration to Heal Country, Bring Our Jobs Home

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2020 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice...

Machinists Union: Reported U.S.-Brazil ‘Mini’ Trade Deal is Another Example of Trump’s Broken Promises

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2020 -- Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. released the following statement regarding a reported "mini" U.S.-Brazil trade deal: “If recent reports are true, the Trump administration is working on a trade deal that will send...

Machinists Union Strikes for Fair Contract at AstenJohnson in Appleton, Wis.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2020 – Eighty-nine Machinists Union (IAM) Local 1855 members at AstenJohnson in Appleton, Wis. began striking for a fair contract today at 7 a.m. CT. The striking IAM members at AstenJohnson, who produce specialty fabric for the...

Machinists Union Begins Video Series Highlighting Trump’s Broken Promises to Stop U.S. Plant Closings

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today began a video series exposing the human cost of President Trump’s broken promises that U.S. workers “won’t lose one plant” and declarations that “