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Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States: “A 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports would be a gut punch to workers
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2025 — Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump imposing a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods imported into the United States: “The IAM is a strong advocate of trade policy that helps protect and
Read moreThe IAM sounded the alarm on the negative effects of offshoring production of critical materials at a recent U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) hearing in St. Paul, Minn. “IAM members have seen first-hand the effects of interruptions to our nation’s supply chain, as companies have offshored production of important components,” said Peter Greenberg, IAM Special Assistant
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 31, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), has been appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a U.S. governmental organization that serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. Bryant, a Maine native and Bath Iron
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 29, 2024 – IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan, a shipbuilder out of IAM Local S6 by trade, recently testified before the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting the detrimental effects of China’s policies on U.S. commerce and the global maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector. “Since 2001, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
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