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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation October 12, 2017

    Fix NAFTA

    IAM recently joined other organizations in delivering more than 350,000 petitions demanding that NAFTA’s expansive corporate rights and protections and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) be eliminated during renegotiations. ISDS allows corporations to sue countries for alleged discriminatory practices, with outcomes determined by panels of private corporate attorneys who help advance the interests of corporations.

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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation October 10, 2017

    IAM Opposes China’s Unfair Trade Practices

    IAM Chief of Staff and Director of Trade and Globalization, Owen Herrnstadt, testified before the U.S. government regarding China’s unfair trade practices in the aerospace industry.  Citing numerous transfers of production to China, including the building of Boeing’s 737 finishing facility in China, Herrnstadt noted “China’s continuing development of its own aerospace industry and the

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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation October 3, 2017

    Las Vegas

    The Machinists offer our heartfelt condolences to the victims and families of the Las Vegas shooting. We are thankful for the first responders who helped save lives through their heroic efforts. It is our hope that collective action and the spirit of resiliency will carry us through this senseless and violent tragedy.

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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation September 28, 2017

    United, We Are Strong

    Thank you! Another extremist attempt to steal our freedom to affordable healthcare has been stopped.

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  • Healthcare , iMail , News , Politics & Legislation September 28, 2017

    Healthcare Workers, IAM Visit DC to Address the Opioid, Mental Health Crisis

    The opioid crisis is a national emergency, roughly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. This emergency has cost our nation nearly 80 billion per year, much of which is attributable to lost earnings and employment.

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