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U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a powerful Democrat from Hawaii, is part of a growing pro-labor coalition in Washington that’s fighting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also known as the TPP.
Read moreWashington, D.C., March 21, 2016 – Following Sen. Bernie Sanders’s trip to Washington state, IAM International President Bob Martinez issued the following statement in response to Sanders’s comments on the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank: “The IAM continues to be concerned about Sen. Sanders’s push to end the Ex-Im Bank. The bank means jobs for our members,
Read moreIAM-endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came away with a clean sweep of all five Democratic primaries held Tuesday, March 15. Victories in Missouri, Illinois, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina put Clinton even further on her path toward the Democratic nomination. “Good paying jobs are the ticket to the middle class and we’re going to stand
Read moreEqual pay for equal work is at the top of the list of economic concerns for working women, according to the AFL-CIO’s recently released National Survey Study of Working Women. The survey of over 23,000 working women found that gender pay inequality beat out 20 other social and economic issues facing women today. Rounding out
Read moreWildland firefighters and other seasonal federal workers are still being prevented from advancing into permanent government positions, writes National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) National President Bill Dougan in a letter to President Obama. Dougan is asking Obama to step in because he says the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is refusing to follow a
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