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  • Press releases February 28, 2008

    Obama Telegraphs Pro-NAFTA Position

    Washington, D.C., February 28, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is urging all union members to take a second look at Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) position on the North American Free Trade Ageement (NAFTA), following news reports he assured Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. that his opposition to NAFTA was

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  • Press releases January 18, 2008

    Union Coalitions Reach Amtrak Agreement, National Strike Averted

    Washington, D.C., January 18, 2008  – A tentative agreement on new contract terms was reached today between Amtrak and union coalitions comprised of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the Teamsters Union (BMWED), the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), the National Conference of Firemen and Oilers (SEIU), the American Train Dispatchers Association

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  • Press releases January 4, 2008

    IAM Urges Halt to China Tech Transfers

    Washington, D.C., January 4, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on the U.S. Department of Commerce to suspend a new program that allows companies in China to gain expedited access to sensitive U.S. aerospace technology, including telecommunication and composites technologies with potential military applications. “It is naïve to

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  • Press releases December 17, 2007

    Machinists Rally Iowa Members for Clinton

    Washington, D.C., December 17, 2007 – Labor leaders from four of the nation’s largest trade unions were joined by former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a full day of campaigning in Iowa on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Union members turned out in force

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  • Press releases November 12, 2007

    Machinists Back Massive Investment in Skills Training

    Washington, D.C., November 12, 2007 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is joining with the Workforce Alliance, a coalition of business, civic and labor leaders who are calling for the largest investment in workforce training since the G.I. Bill. Members of the coalition today announced the Skills2Compete campaign, a national effort

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