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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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  • Press releases December 12, 2008

    IAM Blames GOP Trio for Killing Auto Rescue

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C., December 12, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today rejected attempts by a trio of Senate Republicans to deny responsibility for their campaign to force General Motors, Chrysler and Ford into bankruptcy and possible liquidation. “In a move worthy of Benedict Arnold, a handful of

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  • Press releases December 2, 2008

    Machinists Union Warns Against Blaming Auto Workers, Retirees

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C., December 02, 2008 –The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today called on Congressional leaders to support a financial rescue package for the U.S. auto industry and to reject efforts to impose draconian and punitive measures against autoworkers and retirees as a condition for any assistance. “We have witnessed

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  • Press releases October 26, 2008

    Machinists GOTV Campaign Underway in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., October 26, 2008 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) began a three-state tour today in Calvert City, KY, to educate union members about the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout for banks and investment firms. With a 40-foot-long banner that declared: “Wall Street Got the Gold Mine

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  • Press releases September 30, 2008

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