The IAM welcomed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s opposition to the deeply-flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Photo: Bill Burke/Page One Photography) The Machinists Union welcomed the announcement by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that she will oppose the deeply-flawed and secretly-negotiated Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). “Secretary Clinton has once again demonstrated her strong support for
Read moreNineteen IAM members are among the more than 70 workers who are locked out of their jobs at Clifford-Jacobs Forging Co. in Champaign, IL. (Photo source, news-gazette.com) More than 70 workers, including 19 IAM members, are locked out of their jobs at Clifford-Jacobs Forging Co. in Champaign, IL. The company is demanding a four-year wage
Read moreIAM Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie emphasizes the importance of the upcoming national elections in Canada. With only a few days remaining before the most important Election Day Canada has seen in decades, the IAM is doing its best to inspire voters to make a real change by electing a new government that will
Read moreThe IAM Empire State College Partnership Program in Labor Studies kicked off at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. A group of IAM members striving to further their education in the labor movement were the first to take part in a new partnership program between the IAM and the State
Read moreIAM Local 743 and area supporters of Guide Dogs of America held a pair of fundraisers which totaled nearly $80,000 for the charity. A pair of fundraisers put on by IAM Local 743 netted nearly $80,000 for the IAM’s favorite charity, Guide Dogs of America. More than 70 riders took part in Local 743’s fifth
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