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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation June 28, 2016

    Canadian Senate’s Decision Threatens Aircraft Maintenance Jobs

    Just days after an IAM delegation testified and offered job-saving amendments to a bill affecting how Air Canada conducts its aircraft maintenance, the Canadian Senate voted to allow the carrier to take more work out of the country. When the Senate passed Bill C-10, the Air Canada Public Participation Act, it immediately endangered hundreds of

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  • iMail , News , Politics & Legislation June 28, 2016

    Why Are You Voting in November?

    The upcoming election is really, really important. We have to stand up for our values: good, sustainable jobs; access to post-secondary education and apprenticeships; racial and gender justice; trade deals that work for working people; and more. That’s why the AFL-CIO’s NextUp Young Worker group is launching an effort to make sure young people are

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  • Latest Videos , News , Politics & Legislation June 28, 2016

    Machinist Testifies Against Unfair Chinese Imports

    IAMAW member Dean McCoy, of Local Lodge 1969 in Kentucky, testified before the United States International Trade Commission about the effects of unfair Chinese imports on American workers. McCoy is a tank car loader at Arkema, where machinists union members make refrigerants and other products that many of us take for granted. McCoy and the

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  • Politics & Legislation May 23, 2016

    WORKING TOGETHER AT THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

    Machinists Union delegates, staff and congressional representatives pledged to work together to fight for workers’ rights at the 2016 Legislative Conference, whether is about fighting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, fighting for jobs or fighting for a voice on the job. Short video: https://youtu.be/gKZ3i5C0i78

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  • Politics & Legislation February 23, 2016

    2016 IAM Legislative Conference

    Corporate lobbyists and big business donors do their best to keep the voices of working people outside the halls of Congress, but that has never stopped IAM members from coming out in droves to lobby on Capitol Hill. Be a part of the power IAM members will bring to Washington, DC during the IAM Legislative

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