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Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, 412-562-2444, jkamm@usw.org; Jonathan Battaglia, 202-579-3212, jbattaglia@iamaw.org PITTSBURGH – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown and IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) International President Brian Bryant today sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, urging him to reconsider tariffs on Canadian goods and instead employ a trade policy
Read moreLeer en español The IAM Union has joined the United Steelworkers (USW) in solidarity with workers at the Eaton plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, who are organizing to demand control over their collective bargaining agreement and to affiliate with an independent union. “These workers are exercising their fundamental right to freedom of association – a right
Read moreThe IAM Union joined labor experts and Congressional allies for a briefing designed to inform Congressional staff and leaders about labor priorities in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review and the urgent need to push for a trade agreement that puts workers first. While USMCA improved upon NAFTA, speakers warned that persistent wage gaps, weak enforcement,
Read moreIAM Union International Affairs Director Peter Greenberg testified before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), calling for the implementation of urgent and enforceable labor standards in the upcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The IAM Union warned that current shortcomings in the agreement continue to fuel outsourcing, weaken labor protections, and undermine the economic
Read moreMaine Lobstering Union Local 207 Executive Liaison and Political Director Virginia Olsen delivered powerful testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative, urging federal officials to address long-standing inequities in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that disadvantage Maine’s lobstermen and threaten the livelihoods of their coastal communities. Olsen highlighted the daily challenges created by unequal rules and uneven
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