HOUSTON, April 25, 2010 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) held a rally today at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel and urged hundreds of supporters of the U.S. manned space program to send a message that could be heard all the way back in Washington, D.C. “It’s time to let Congress know
Read moreWashington, D.C., April 23, 2010 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on Boeing Company CEO Jim McNerney to demand an end to human rights abuses in Colombia as an essential pre-condition for the passage of any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with that country. “I sincerely doubt
Read moreWashington, D.C., March 18, 2010 – Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers’ attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform. On the pending
Read moreWashington, D.C., March 05, 2010 – In the absence of economic policies that generate 450,000 jobs per month for at least 60 months, the U.S. will remain mired in a recession that will linger for years if not decades. To give the economy the traction it needs, Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) is calling for
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 15, 2010 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), today unveiled a new community service program designed to mobilize the unemployed and underemployed to better cope with the stress and pressure of being jobless in America. The new IAM program, called Ur Union of Unemployed,
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