WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2021 – Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), released the following statement regarding President Biden’s executive order on securing America’s critical supply chains: “The Machinists Union applauds President Biden for taking another concrete step toward bringing our jobs home. We have been sounding […]
Category: Legislative
A Troubling Pick for the Supreme Court
The White House, with its nomination of D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, has chosen a man with a history of ruling against working people and their unions. “In terms of the business community, corporate interests and money, he is their dream choice,” said IAM […]
IAM Transportation Department Members Voices Heard Loud and Clear on Capitol Hill
Over 300 IAM members descended on Capitol Hill this week, with IAM Transportation members leading the charge and pressuring Congress to support legislation that improves the working conditions of IAM members who work on the nation’s railroads and in commercial aviation. Hundreds of members in Congress were visited by IAM Transportation members and came to […]
Pelosi Joins Machinists Union to Fight for IAM Jobs
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats and Machinists Union International President Robert Martinez Jr. held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol with Machinists Union members facing plant closures and layoffs after the broken promises of the #GOPTaxScam. “Workers across the nation are paying the price for the Republicans’ tax scam dishonesty. The GOP […]
Workplace Freedom Coming Under Grave Attack in Washington
Government Employees Extreme right wing politicians and corporate CEOs are attacking our freedom to join together and negotiate by pushing anti-workplace freedom bills in Washington, DC. They’ve started with federal workers, and all working people are next on the chopping block. Congress just passed legislation gutting workplace rights at the Veterans Affairs Department. Instead of […]