Members of the IAM legislative team joined representatives from the Union Veterans Council on Capitol Hill the “Take Care of America’s Veterans Act” (H.R. 9237). Written deep into H.R. 9237 is clever wording that calls for cuts to health care for veterans and privatization of key elements of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which could
Read moreWhile most of the country’s political scene grapples with gridlock, Democrats, Republicans and Independents came together in Washington this week to offer bipartisan support for the IAM Union’s pro-worker agenda.
Read moreThis week, the IAM Union hosted the ‘Workers vs. Billionaires’ rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to call attention the growing economic gap between billion-dollar corporations and struggling, working-class Americans. In addition to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and IAM International President Brian Bryant, members of the media and the public heard painful stories from
Read moreMore than 400 IAM Union delegates traveled to Washington, D.C., for the union’s Legislative Conference, meeting directly with members of Congress and the U.S. Senate to advocate for policies that strengthen working families. IAM members urged lawmakers to pass key pro-worker legislation, including the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and the Faster Labor
Read moreIAM Local 1414 in the San Francisco Bay Area is a labor leader in youth education, skill development and trades. For more than a decade, the Local has sponsored San Francisco city’s only high school automotive program. Classes at Washington High School have given hundreds of students valuable skills which have translated into lucrative careers
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