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  • Press releases May 8, 2009

    Machinists Applaud Presidents Vocational Training Initiative

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Washington, D.C., May 8, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today welcomed the education and re-training proposals outlined by President Barack Obama following the news that the U.S. economy lost another 539,000 jobs in April. “Not only does the president’s proposal bring hope to more than 25

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  • Press releases April 3, 2009

    Machinists Union Calls for Second Stimulus for Manufacturing Sector

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., April 03, 2009 – On the heels of today’s historic unemployment numbers, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling for immediate aid to the nation’s gasping manufacturing sector. “Today’s unemployment numbers are egregious,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “More Americans are out of work than

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  • Press releases February 25, 2009

    Machinists Union Applauds Obama Career Training Proposal

    Washington, D.C., February 25, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today applauded President Barack Obama’s remarks about the need for lawmakers and educators to work together to give Americans the vocational training they will need to survive and thrive in the new economy. In a frank and detailed speech to a

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  • Press releases January 29, 2009

    Machinists Fault Boeing for Triggering ?08 Strike

    Washington, D.C., January 29, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on leaders of the Boeing Company to end their misinformation campaign regarding the 57-day strike by 27,000 Machinists union members. “The strike was triggered by a Boeing strategy to create a separate and lower class of employees in

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  • Press releases January 26, 2009

    Machinists Union Defends ?Buy America? Provisions

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., January 26, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., to reject a campaign by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to strip “Buy America” provisions from the pending $825 billion economic stimulus package. “We are in the midst of

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