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Protesters in Washington, DC, speak out against the horrendous treatment of garment workers in the Southeast Asian country of Cambodia. A new Machinists News Network video sheds light on a horrific workers’ rights violation in Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country where government forces allegedly tortured and murdered striking garment workers asking for a raise. The
Read moreOxfam Canada Executive Director Robert Fox, third from right, presented IAM Canada with a commemorative plaque in recognition of the union’s contribution towards Oxfam’s relief and reconstruction work in areas of the Philippines devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on November 8, 2013. Joining IAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie, right, in accepting the honour were
Read moreDemocratic members of the U.S. Senate tried again today to move forward a bill that would extend unemployment insurance for 1.7 million job-seeking Americans. They read letters from jobless veterans, single mothers and down-on-their-luck constituents who are out of work through no fault of their own. They were asking for a lifeline. Republicans said no.
Read moreSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) at a 2010 Center for American Progress panel discussion. The leader recently denounced plans to push the seriously flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement through Congress. (CREDIT: Ralph Alswang) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) dealt supporters of the seriously flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement a
Read moreIn a new Machinists News Network video, IAM Chief of Staff and Trade and Globalization Director Owen Herrnstadt says companies use the threat of moving jobs to Mexico to stifle worker’s rights to form their own union. A new Machinists News Network video highlights the job loss and wage reduction that has come from the
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