WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest defense labor union in North America, sent a letter to leadership of the House Appropriations Committee and House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to support funding for two DDG-51 Flight III destroyers in Fiscal Year 2022. The DDG-51
Read moreWASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 – The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the largest airline and aerospace labor union in North America, released the following statements about United Airlines’ announcement to hire over 25,000 airline workers and purchase 200 737 MAX airplanes:
Read moreWASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 — Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement endorsing the College Athlete Right to Organize Act (S. 1929/H.R. 3895): “The Machinists Union firmly endorses the College Athlete Right to Organize Act. The simple fact is that college athletes,
Read moreWASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement applauding President Biden’s nomination of David Prouty to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “On behalf of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, we thank President Biden for
Read moreWASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on the GOP’s lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act:
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