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The IAM sounded the alarm on the negative effects of offshoring production of critical materials at a recent U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) hearing in St. Paul, Minn. “IAM members have seen first-hand the effects of interruptions to our nation’s supply chain, as companies have offshored production of important components,” said Peter Greenberg, IAM Special Assistant
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 31, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), has been appointed by President Biden to serve on the President’s Export Council, a U.S. governmental organization that serves as the principal national advisory committee on international trade. Bryant, a Maine native and Bath Iron
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 29, 2024 – IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan, a shipbuilder out of IAM Local S6 by trade, recently testified before the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting the detrimental effects of China’s policies on U.S. commerce and the global maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sector. “Since 2001, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), joined President Biden at the White House to unveil a significant trade policy shift aimed at safeguarding American manufacturing jobs and ensuring national economic security. The United States will quadruple tariffs on Electric Vehicles (EVs) imported
Read moreWASHINGTON, April 17, 2024 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is applauding the Biden-Harris administration’s historic actions to protect U.S. shipbuilding and steel manufacturing workers, including launching a U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigation into China’s unfair trade practices in shipbuilding. The actions are the result of a petition filed by
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