Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to vote Thursday, March 26,on H.Con.Res. 27, the proposed Concurrent Resolution on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. The IAM urges all members to contact their members of Congress and urge them to vote “No” on this budget bill. This extreme budget would gouge hundreds of billions
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Read moreNew Mexico working families came out in full force to canvass in opposition to a right-to-work law that would gut their collective bargaining rights. (Photo: New Mexico Federation of Labor) IAM and labor activists beat back so-called “right-to-work” bills, at least for now, in New Mexico and Kentucky, and continue to fight against the GOP’s
Read moreLifelong labor activist Clayola Brown, president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, sat down with the Machinists News Network to share her thoughts on race, voting rights and the future of activism on the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. Watch “ViewPoint with Clayola Brown.” “When you look at the voter disenfranchisement around the country,”
Read moreMore than 3,500 IAM-represented City of Long Beach, CA employees are holding a rally prior to tonight’s city council meeting to demand dignity and respect in the negotiation process. Join their fight for a fair contract at a rally today, March 24, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Meet at the Potholder Restaurant, next door to
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