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  • Press releases November 5, 2015

    Machinists Union Deplores Missed Opportunities in TPP Trade Pact

    Washington, D.C., November 5, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today expressed grave concerns over details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which were released today by the White House after months of secret negotiations. “The IAM’s worst fears about TPP materialized early this morning when the U.S. Trade Representative released

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  • Press releases October 28, 2015

    Machinists Union Thanks Secretary Clinton For Consistent Support of the Export-Import Bank

    Washington, D.C., October 28, 2015 – “With her strong and consistent support for the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, Secretary Clinton has again demonstrated why she is the leading candidate for President of the United States,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “While some presidential candidates falsely claim that the Ex-Im Bank is ‘corporate welfare,’ Secretary Clinton

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  • Press releases October 21, 2015

    Machinists Union Endorses Jamie Raskin for Maryland 8th District

    Upper Marlboro, MD, October 21, 2015 – The Maryland State Council of Machinists is proud to endorse Maryland State Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), a true friend of organized labor and proven champion of progressive values, for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D). “This seat is an essential one

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  • Press releases October 7, 2015

    Machinists Union Applauds Secretary Clinton’s Opposition to the TPP

    Washington, D.C., October 7, 2015 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the announcement by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that she will oppose the deeply flawed and secretly negotiated Trans Pacific Partnership. “Secretary Clinton has once again demonstrated her strong support for American workers and businesses by expressing

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  • Press releases October 5, 2015

    Machinist Union President Responds to TPP

    The following is a statement from International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) International President Tom Buffenbarger regarding terms of the secretly negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership: “As a labor union whose members build products that are exported all over the world, the IAM has always taken a strong interest in the development and growth of

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