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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., December 01, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) is calling on President Obama to dissuade Pratt & Whitney from moving more than 1,000 aerospace jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Japan, Indonesia and Georgia. “We are in the midst of a national jobs crisis
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., August 07, 2009 – The president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) cited the unemployment numbers for the month of July as hard evidence that an additional job stimulus program is needed. “The high-fives are premature,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “Fifteen million jobless Americans cannot
Read moreWashington, D.C., July 21, 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today pledged to continue fighting for additional funding for F-22 Raptor aircraft, despite a vote in the U.S. Senate to end production at the 187 jets currently on order. “This is a critical economic security issue as well as a
Read moreWashington, D.C., July 2009 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced its support of Richard Trumka, Liz Shuler and Arlene Holt Baker in their bids to lead the 10-million member AFL-CIO. “Rich Trumka is much more than just the most powerful speaker in the labor movement today,” said IAM President
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., July 01, 2009 – Newly installed leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today pledged an all-out effort to combat the economic hypothermia that is gripping industrial North America. “We need an economic policy aimed at making North America the global economic powerhouse for the next
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