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Hundreds of labor union retirees, including IAM seniors, gathered at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to rally and rock ‘n’ roll for Secretary Hillary Clinton.
Read moreOn Sunday South Carolina state representative David Mack, a democrat from North Charleston, publically supported the IAM’s organizing bid to represent workers at a local Boeing 787 production plant. Mack, a politician who’s been in office for two decades, says a Machinists Union contract would boost the Charleston area economy by increasing pay and benefits
Read moreNew York City Uber drivers are gaining power and momentum, as they organize the Independent Drivers Guild, established by the IAMAW. The guild held an informational meeting in Queens for drivers to learn about membership benefits, a new tipping campaign, compensation issues and access to IAM Crest’s Black Car Training & Wellness Center in Long
Read moreThe president of the AFL-CIO and a U.S. senator are among many powerful people who’re warning IAM members about Donald Trump’s big appetite for outsourcing American jobs.
Read moreU.S. senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio, a friend of the Machinists Union, spoke in Washington about the dangers of a potentially troubling tyrannical trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). If the TPP is ratified, it will control 40 percent of the worldwide economy and could kill the American manufacturing sector.
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