The IAM and more than 200 organizations and labor groups sent a letter to the Biden administration urging the elimination of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in existing free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2023 – IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. has sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to sign on to a letter supporting high-quality U.S. jobs, national defense and the domestic defense industrial base. The letter, led by U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) urges the chairs and ranking members of the House and
Read moreThe IAM recently endorsed the Empowering Striking Workers Act, a bill that U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), introduced to Congress this week. The proposed law would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits two weeks after a strike begins, at the start of a lockout, or when the
Read moreWASHINGTON, October 3, 2023– Today, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Maryland State Council of Machinists announced its endorsement of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland’s open U.S. Senate race.
Read moreWASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2023 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement applauding the passage of a clean 45-day continuing resolution to avoid a shutdown and allow lawmakers to continue negotiating a final budget for the fiscal year: “On behalf of the thousands of
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