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March 31, 2016, Washington, DC – Bob Martinez, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), issued the following statement in support of the nomination and hopeful confirmation of Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court: “The
Read moreWashington, D.C., March 11, 2016 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU), part of a coalition of 13 unions representing more than 4,000 workers at New Jersey Transit, have reached a tentative contract agreement with the commuter carrier. The deal avoids a strike that would have
Read moreWashington, D.C., March 7, 2016 — Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank during their March 6 debate in Flint, MI. IAM International President Bob Martinez issued the following statement in response: “Senator Sanders is wrong on the Export Import (Ex-Im) Bank; it is
Read moreWashington, D.C., January 9, 2016 – International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Districts 141 and 142 today announced that members at Hawaiian Airlines overwhelmingly ratified tentative agreements covering approximately 2,200 Mechanic and Related, Clerical, Office, Stores, Fleet Service and Passenger Service Employees at the carrier. The five-year accords provide pay increases and enhanced
Read moreWashington, D.C., December 10, 2015 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today added the voice of the U.S. labor movement to the chorus of outrage over Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the United States. “This nation was founded on freedom of religion, freedom of assembly
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