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With the recent announcement of an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), the fight to protect American jobs and communities will shift to the United States Congress. Take Action: Tell Congress to Save Jobs, Vote NO on the TPP Lawmakers will review the agreement and then vote to accept or reject the deal without any
Read moreWe’re going to change the world at the 2015 IAM Women’s, Young Workers and Human Rights Conference – and even if you couldn’t make it to Puerto Rico, we want you to be a part of something special. Speakers will include members of the IAM Executive Council, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and other leaders from
Read moreIn an Op-Ed published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger slammed General Electric’s decision to stop manufacturing gas engines in Wisconsin. Stopping production will eliminate 350 skilled IAM jobs and threaten the well-being of the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. “It’s difficult to find the right words to describe General Electric’s hypocrisy in
Read moreIAM and other Metal Trades Council union members are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract at Pantex in Amarillo, TX. Nearly 1,200 Metal Trades Council workers, including 550 IAM members, are back on the job after voting to accept a four-year contract with Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) Pantex in Amarillo,
Read moreThe IAM and a broad coalition have voiced concerns with the secretive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for more than five years. The announcement of an “agreement in principle” on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations brings workers just steps away from facing the consequences
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