WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2019 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today sent a letter to House Finance Committee members, urging them vote “yes” to approve Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-Calif.) legislation that would create and sustain U.S. manufacturing jobs. The legislation, the United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (H.R. 4863), would sustain U.S.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2019 – The House of Representatives should not vote on a renegotiated NAFTA agreement until critical flaws in U.S. trade policy are fixed, writes Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) in a letter to members of Congress. The IAM has been a
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 – This unprincipled decision from the NLRB’s anti-worker majority board will not stop our organizing campaign at Boeing South Carolina. We will not relent or back down. We are staying in North Charleston. This decision is irresponsible and reckless. American workers are under attack from those who value
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 – IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr., today submitted a letter to a group of 14 House Democrats, urging them to halt pressure for a quick ratification vote on the proposed NAFTA 2.0 trade deal between the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “This agreement will not be ready to be considered until
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Striking IAM Workers Will Return to Work to Bargain Regal Beloit’s Plant Closing Decision Friday, August 30, 2019 –Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local 2018 will be returning to work Tuesday, September 3, 2019 as part of an agreement reached between the union and Regal Beloit in
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