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Business leaders, research scientists and health policy advocates came together in Washington to oppose government sequestration in a new video by the Machinists News Network. Wes Bush, CEO of Northrup Grumman, a massive military manufacturing contractor, which employs thousands of Machinists members, says the threat of sequestration is already threatening the jobs of IAM members
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger addresses delegates at the National Conference of the Australian Workers Union. As multinational corporations expand their reach and move work across the globe, unions in Europe, Asia and most recently Australia have joined forces to fight for the rights of all workers. At the National Conference of the Australian Workers
Read moreThe IAM 2013 Aerospace Conference will be held April 10-14, 2013 at the Westin Seattle Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The conference, chaired by Aerospace General Vice President Mark Blondin, will focus on key issues affecting IAM members throughout North America, and will also include breakout sessions with group discussions on health care, pensions, organizing and
Read moreThe IAM joined with fellow affiliates of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department and Shipbuilders Council of America to send a joint letter to the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging Congress to pass a defense appropriations bill and avoid sequestration cuts before the Navy begins widespread layoffs and ship maintenance cancellations on February
Read moreNearly 200 drivers employed by Town Car International in Long Island City, NY, ratified their first ever IAM contract, bringing their historic journey full circle. The drivers, who provide premium personal transportation services in the New York metropolitan area, are mostly recent immigrants trying to build a good life in the United States. Much of
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