WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order on securing America’s critical supply chains: “The Machinists Union applauds President Biden for taking another concrete step toward bringing our jobs home. We have been
Read moreThe IAM, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, are urging Setterstix, Inc. CEO Eric Pritchard to reconsider its decision to close its current Cattaraugus, NY facility.
Read moreIAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. recently met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office to discuss the IAM’s top legislative priorities, including relief for all IAM members and frontline workers in the airline, transit, aerospace, manufacturing and other industries.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2021 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) released the following statements regarding President Biden’s nomination of Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor: “Julie Su has a long track record of standing up for working people and against management overreach,” said IAM International
Read moreIn a big step toward relief for the tens of thousands of Machinists Union members working in the aerospace industry, a payroll support fund to protect aviation manufacturing jobs has been included in the House’s omnibus reconciliation package aimed at COVID relief.
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