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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 -- Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice president of the United States: “One of the most important rituals in American democracy has made official the will of the people—Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are now president and vice president of the United States. The Machinists Union and our 600,000 members, no matter how they voted, are counting on this administration to lift our nation out of this time of...
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 19, 2021 – Members of Machinists Union (IAM) Local 1406 at General Electric Datex-Ohmeda are being impacted by layoffs. Almost 50 employees were laid off in December 2020 and over 90 more on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Marty Walsh to serve as U.S. Labor Secretary:
The Machinists Union, along with allies in labor and on Capitol Hill, won critical provisions to help IAM members and working people who remain deeply affected by the COVID-19 crisis in the latest emergency relief legislation poised to be...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2020 – IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative: “The Machinists Union could not be more pleased with the selection of Katherine Tai for...