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HELLO AND WELCOME TO MACHINISTS ON THE HILL, a twice-monthly roundup of legislative advocacy on behalf of IAM members. Produced by: IAM Legislative and Communications Departments TAKING ON THE CORONAVIRUS: Thanks to your calls and messages and the around-the-clock advocacy of the IAM’s Legislative Department, the IAM and our allies were able to vastly improve the
Read moreHELLO AND WELCOME TO MACHINISTS ON THE HILL, a twice-monthly roundup of legislative advocacy on behalf of IAM members. Produced by: IAM Legislative and Communications Departments IAM DEMANDS CORONAVIRUS-RELATED RELIEF: The IAM sees the president’s recent signature on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) as a first step in an effort to pass a string
Read moreIAM, LAWMAKERS FIGHTING TO PROTECT DOD COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) recently led a strong letter to President Trump in response to the White House’s collective bargaining memo for the Secretary Defense. “The Department of Defense has a history of working with labor unions that represent the interests of employees. We encourage
Read moreJOIN THE FIGHT AT THE 2020 IAM LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE: The IAM will be gathering from May 4-6, 2020 in Washington, DC to fight for policies that actually benefit working people and their families. Attendees will hear from our allies on Capitol Hill and lobby on the issues that affect IAM members, such as trade, defense
Read morePRO ACT CLEARS HOUSE CHAMBER: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, (H.R. 2474) in a 224-194 vote. The IAM has been a strong advocate of the bipartisan legislation, which was introduced in May by House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) to
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