The Republican tax cuts were supposed to encourage corporate America to use its extra cash to raise wages and spur job growth. But a powerful commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission says thatâs not whatâs happening.  The post GOP Tax Cuts Arenât Curbing Corporate Greed appeared first on IAMAW.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2018 â Robert Martinez Jr., International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, released the following statement after Harley-Davidsonâs announcement that it will move more production out of the United States. âHarley-Davidsonâs announcement today is the latest slap in the face to the loyal, highly-skilled workforce that made Harley an
IAM Florida Sugar workers and the IAM Legislative Team have defeated an anti-sugar worker farm bill amendment that would have flooded the U.S. market with subsidized imports and depressed farmersâ take-home pay. The Foxx-Davis amendment would have caused the loss of thousands of U.S. jobs. Thanks to the IAMâs work on Capitol Hill, its defeat
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Please sign the petition to urge Congressâs Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions to support the Butch Lewis Act as the best solution to fund insolvent multiemployer pension plans and avert a looming retirement crisis for millions of Americans. The Butch Lewis Act (S. 2147), introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), would offer federally
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Guide Dogs of America (GDA) honored the IAM Midwest Territory and members of St. Louis IAM District 837 for their 2017 contributions to the organizationâs mission of providing the blind and visually-impaired with the gift of sight. Pictured from left to right: Chief of Staff Steve Galloway, General Vice President Philip J. Gruber, IAM District
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IAM Local 282 member and Bremerton Metal Trades Council Steward Keith Ciancio, a Logistics Management Specialist from Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyportâs Platform Integrated Product Support Branch (Code 434), was presented the George Meany Community Organization Award by the Kitsap County Central Labor Council for his impact on the Boy Scouts of America
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District Lodge 19 Assistant-to-the-PDGC/Educator Andrew Sandberg recently conducted a two-day training session for Local Lodge 754 representatives of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in New York. The training introduced the 19 students to the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and the role that the labor-management relationship plays within the RLA. Â âThe training of our members
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As the labor movement and the laws that protect workersâ rights are coming under heavy attack it is crucial that our members are active and involved in the local lodges and their communities. Our brothers and sisters must be able to promote and communicate unionism and the current struggles of workers as such the importance
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El movimiento obrero y las leyes que protegen los derechos de los trabajadores estĂĄn siendo atacados fuertemente hoy en dĂa asĂ que es importante que nuestros miembros estĂ©n activos e involucrados en las logias locales y sus comunidades. Nuestros hermanos y hermanas deben ser capaces de promover y comunicar el sindicalismo y las luchas actuales
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Grace DiBartolo and Edison Fraser became the first two IAM members to earn masterâs degrees through a partnership with SUNY Empire State College. The schoolâs graduation ceremonies took place June 7 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. DiBartolo is a Lead Customer Service Representative at United Airlines and serves as the grievance committee
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