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The Export-Import, or Ex-Im, Bank’s mission is “to assist in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets,” enabling “large and small companies to turn export opportunities into real sales that help to maintain and create U.S. jobs.” For over 70 years, the Ex-Im Bank has successfully fulfilled its mission and in
Read moreIAM President Tom Buffenbarger is calling for the immediate resignation of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Terence Flynn, who funneled sensitive and confidential information about Board activities to outsiders engaged in a campaign to discredit the NLRB. According to an investigation and report by the NLRB Inspector General, Flynn violated ethics rules by sending
Read moreThe AMT team: from left, Boeing manager Ron Vanhoy; Machinists Andrew Ortbahn, Jon Renaud, Samuel Nelson, Philip Haldeman and Barry Pelton; manager Sean Rosenlieb and event director Tom Hendershot. A team of District 751 Machinists who work at the Boeing Co. won top honors in its category at the Aircraft Maintenance Professionals (AMT) Society’s annual
Read moreIf the attacks on the U.S. Export-Import Bank are successful, and the agency is forced to limit its activities, thousands of U.S. jobs will be lost and billions in export-related economic activity will shift to foreign economies. “Given the fragile economy and the need to create millions of manufacturing jobs, one would think that funding
Read moreA Republican appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is facing possible sanctions following revelations that he funneled sensitive information about board matters to a former Republican board member who is now serving as co-chair of the labor policy advisory group for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The charges are contained in a report
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