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AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler, left, smacked down a Republican presidential hopefuls claim that unions are the cause of the gender pay gap. In a recent editorial, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler debunks a ridiculous claim by Republican presidential hopeful and former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina that union workplaces foster pay discrepancies between men and women.
Read moreEighth-grader Jared Podgorny spent a day job shadowing at the IAM’s Midwest Territory office in Joliet, IL, then brought back T-shirts for the rest of his class at Manhattan Junior Hill. Jared Podgorny, an eighth-grader from Manhattan, IL, worked closely with IAM Grand Lodge Representative Rick Mickschl during Job Shadowing Day at the IAM Midwest
Read moreWashington, D.C., May 20, 2015 – The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week certified the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) as joint administrators for labor contracts covering 30,000 workers employed at the recently merged US Airways and American Airlines. The TWU-IAM Association will immediately begin serving
Read moreFormer IAM District 102 Directing Business Representative Mike Patrick is featured in a New York Times article on the harmful effects of unfettered trade. Patrick remembers when Maytag shipped hundreds of IAM jobs to Mexico in 2004. (Photo: Ryan Donnell for The New York Times) A newly published report by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger introduces Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to labor leaders of the global union IndustriALL. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger introduced Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to a gathering of IndustriALL leaders this week in Stockholm, Sweden, welcoming the former welder and trade union leader as a driving force in the
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