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Earlier this month, Cambodian government forces allegedly tortured and murdered a group of striking garment workers who were simply seeking a pay increase in minimum wage. The IAM Globalization and Trade Department is calling for an end to violence, intimidation and atrocities allegedly committed against poor garment workers in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia.
Read moreHalf of all workers are women, but they don’t always enjoy the same advantages as men in the workplace. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joined a panel at the Center of American Progress to discuss the importance of strengthening the workplace for all families, including those in which women are the sole breadwinners.
Read moreA Message from International President Tom Buffenbarger on the Boeing Vote.
Read moreCongress’s recent budget agreement is being hailed as an example of bipartisan compromise in Washington, D.C. But some labor union leaders and policy analysts have deep concerns about the deal. They say the fiscal agreement harms many federal workers and jobless Americans.
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger recently spoke to national media outlets, including C-SPAN, about a law known as Fast Track. Passed four-decades ago under the Nixon administration, Fast Track gives the president complete power to negotiate U.S. trade deals without congressional input. Yet, corporate America is allowed help craft the president’s Fast Track trade deals,
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