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The growing trade deficit with China cost the U.S. economy $37 billion in wages in 2011 alone, and eliminated over 2.1 million manufacturing jobs from 2001 to 2011, according to a new Economic Policy Institute report. Manufacturing jobs have long been a staple of the U.S. economy; providing good jobs and livable wages to workers.
Read moreFormer IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Don Wharton, right, presents retired Grand Lodge Auditor Theron Black, left, with the IAM’s 70-Year Veteran award and pin for his many years of IAM membership. Retired Grand Lodge Auditor Theron Black has received the Machinists Union’s 70-year Veteran award for his many years of service as an IAM member. Former
Read more“Snake and Mongoose,” a drag-racing film that was made entirely with union labor, is now playing in 14 cities across the country. IAM members looking for a break from today’s sex and violence-soaked movie offerings will enjoy “Snake and Mongoose,” a new independent film produced entirely by union members. The film tells the story of
Read moreNational parks and monuments, including the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, were forced to close on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 because of Congress’ failure to pass a budget. As hundreds of thousands of federal employees awoke to a government shutdown this morning, William R. Dougan, National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees, a
Read moreLori Pelletier The Machinists Union applauds the election of IAM Local 700 member Lori Pelletier to become the next Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut AFL-CIO. Pelletier becomes the first openly gay woman to lead a state labor federation in the United States. She is the co-president of Pride at Work, an AFL-CIO constituency group that
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