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The head of the largest U.S. labor confederation says there is no reason to further delay releasing the text of the 12-nation trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka wrote a letter to President Obama arguing that the American public has the right to see the final text of TPP
Read moreFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picked up a key labor endorsement from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. The IAM endorsed Clinton in August. (Photo: Bill Burke / Page One Photography) The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) became the fifth major labor union to endorse Hillary Clinton’s bid for
Read moreLeft: A new plaque commemorating IAM founder Tom Talbot has been installed on his monument in Atlanta’s Grant Park. Right: The gravesite of Talbot in Florence, SC. In Atlanta’s Grant Park stands a monument to IAM founder Tom Talbot. IAM Grand Lodge Convention delegates placed it there in 1948 in recognition of Talbot and the
Read moreWith the onslaught of trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership facing IAM members and workers all across the country, manufacturing jobs seem to have become an endangered species in the U.S. WATCH: Calling for a Recommitment to U.S. Manufacturing “You can see steel mill after steel mill, factory after factory that have been closed,” said
Read moreMany workers in Mexico are subject to “employer protection contracts” and have no access to meaningful collective bargaining. For decades the IAM and the labor movement worldwide have fought for truly democratic workers’ rights in Mexico and other developing nations. Unfortunately, many workers continue to suffer. “Laws protecting the right of workers to form free
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