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Hundreds have joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ (IAM) Facebook campaign to stop the pending unfair trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. Countering GOP demands for the passage of the three seriously-flawed trade deals, the targeted, informational ad campaign on Facebook unveils the truths behind each proposed agreement and the
Read moreIAM members taking part in workshops at the Young Machinists Symposium provided concrete suggestions about how the IAM can train and involve the next generation of union leaders. Among the high points of the 2011 National Staff Conference was an up close and personal presentation from IAM Assistant General Counsel Maria Roeper, who helped organize
Read moreJOBS Now! must be the rallying cry of the 2012 presidential and congressional elections says Leo Hindery, Chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation. “We intend to ask every candidate running for federal office in 2012, especially Mr. Obama and whomever the Republicans nominate for President, one simple question,” said Hindery
Read moreIAM members planning to attend the first IAM International Human Rights Conference still have time to get the discounted registration fee as the deadline has been extended to July 1. The conference, themed Embracing Diversity in the House of Labor, will be held September 1-5, 2011 at the Buena Vista Palace in the Walt Disney
Read moreJoin the fight to stop the South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) by clicking “like” on the IAM Facebook page. The timing is unclear, but debate over the three seriously-flawed, pending trade deals could begin as early as this summer. If adopted, the FTAs – fashioned after the failing North American Free
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