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Among those taking part in an anti-sequestration rally outside the office of Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold’s office were IAM Local 2049 Vice President Marcos Betancourt and his three daughters: Xalynn Betancourt, 13; Yasmeen Betancourt, 14 and Zoe Betancourt, 2. For the second time in three weeks, IAM members of Locals 2049 and 2916 joined
Read moreIAM members at two General Electric plants in Chicago, IL and Houston, TX are calling on the manufacturing monolith to reconsider the public and personal impact of proposals they make at the conclusion of a 60-day “decision bargaining” period that follows GE’s January 26 announcement that the two Apparatus Service Centers will close. “General Electric
Read moreThe Building and Wood Worker’s International (BWI) joined the IAM in calling out the world’s third largest door and window manufacturer, JELD-WEN, for a series of labor rights violations during an IAM campaign to organize JELD-WEN locations across the U.S. and Canada. The IAM launched the campaign in response to calls from JELD-WEN workers in
Read moreThe IAM is calling on the U.S. Export-Import Bank to strengthen its domestic content policies as part of its congressionally mandated review. “The Bank should use this opportunity to make certain that it is fulfilling its mission to support U.S. exports that support U.S. jobs,” said IAM Director of Trade and Globalization Owen Herrnstadt. “The last thing that should be
Read moreIAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., testifies in Washington, DC, on behalf of IAM members at the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11. When it comes to corporate bankruptcy filings, sacrifices must be shared – equally – from top to bottom, said IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., before
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