A delegation of 10 Brazilian unionists met with IAM members in Nashville, TN, as part of a labor exchange through the Solidarity Center. The IAM recently strengthened its international ties by hosting a group of Brazilian unionists who were in the U.S. to learn more about American labor and manufacturing. Click here to watch the
Read moreTen union members from Brazil toured the United States, meeting with IAMAW members in Wichita, KS and Nashville, TN. The Brazilian delegation visited Aero Lodge 839, District 70, Spirit Aerosystems, Triumph Aerostructures, Cessna and Local 735. Both the Brazilians and the IAM members learned the differences in working conditions and laws in the United States
Read moreThe IAM’s ongoing campaign to win a greater voice for unions and union members impacted by international trade accords took a step forward last month when the United States Trade Representative announced plans to increase the number of labor representatives to trade advisory committees. “Labor’s participation in the trade advisory system is already reflected in
Read moreThe International Labor Rights Forum continues its coordination of a major union solidarity campaign against the alleged killing and imprisonme nt of garment workers in Cambodia.
Read moreBrazilian trade unionists, many of which currently or formerly worked at the aerospace company Embraer, visit an IAM Local Lodge in Wichita, KS. A group of ten Brazilian trade unionists are visiting the U.S. as part of an exchange program being put on by the IAM and the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center. Brazilian unionist Herbert Claros
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