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Obama Telegraphs Pro-NAFTA Position The IAM is urging all union members to take a second look at Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) position on the North American Free Trade Ageement (NAFTA), following news reports he assured Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. that his opposition to NAFTA was “just campaign rhetoric.” According to a report on CTV
Read moreMachinists, Passenger Rights Group Join Forces The IAM and the nation’s largest passenger rights group are joining forces to oppose any combination of United Airlines, American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and Delta Airlines. The Machinists and the Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill of Rights (CAPBOR) will coordinate legislative efforts and make the case
Read morePresident Buffenbarger Rips into Obama Before a raucous crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters in Youngstown, OH Tuesday night, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger ripped into Senator Barack Obama, taking aim at Obama’s lackluster record as a state Senator and his unwillingness to fight for working families. “He took a walk every time there was a tough
Read moreFebruary 18, 2008 – Last week, the Western Territory gained new members in three different districts and two states! District Lodge 160, led by Directing Business Representative Don Hursey, reached the IAM goal of organizing 250 new members annually with an election at First Student in Seattle, Washington. Mechanics at First Student voted 100% in favor of
Read moreNegotiations Begin for 6,000 at Lockheed Martin IAM Leadership (L to R – GVP Headquarters, Rich Michalski, IP Tom Buffenbarger, Aerospace Coordinators John Crowdis and Ray Moffatt) at opening round of negotations with Lockheed Martin. After months of preparations and in the midst of record-breaking profits for the aerospace industry, IAM leaders this week launched
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