News from the Metal Trades Recent NewsComing Soon—Metal Trades to Offer Free College BenefitOctober 5, 2018The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO has partnered with the Free College Benefit to offer members and their families the opportunity to earn an Associate Degree with NO out-of-pocket cost. FREE COLLEGE BENEFIT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY EASTERN GATEWAY CREDITS ARE TRANSFERABLE ZERO OUT-OF-POCKET COST The METAL TRADES Free College Benefit offers working families debt-free […]... Read more...President Hart Recently Spoke with Maritime TV on the Jones ActSeptember 21, 2018Metal Trades Department President James Hart recently spoke with Maritime TV on the importance of the Jones Act. Watch the video below.... Read more...Labor Day Message from Metal Trades President James HartAugust 31, 2018... Read more...Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO Applauds Court Ruling on Executive OrdersAugust 25, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO applauds the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia’s ruling, issued late Friday, on the legality of Trump’s three Executive Orders gutting collective bargaining for federal workers. Just before Memorial Day, Donald Trump signed three executive orders affecting more than 300,000 federal workers right to union representation in […]... Read more...FWA Supports Amendment to Defund Implementation of Trump Executive OrderJuly 16, 2018On July 16 the Federal Workers Alliance (FWA), of which the Metal Trades Department is a member, sent a letter in support of Representative Scott’s amendment to defund the implementation of President Trump’s latest Executive Order that moves federal agency ALJs from the competitive service to the excepted service. The FWA thanked Rep. Scott for […]... Read more...Senators Tester, Heitkamp, McCaskill Pen Letter Condemning Trump Executive Orders on Federal EmployeesJuly 16, 2018In a two page letter addressed to President Trump, ranking members of the Senate, John Tester, Claire McCaskill, and Heidi Heitkamp blasted the May 25 Executive Orders as undermining “federal employees’ legal right to fair representation in the workplace.” The letter says that the EOs will have “a detrimental impact on the morale of the […]... Read more...MTD President Hart Letter to Federal Sector Union Members Re: President Trump’s Executive Order Implementation (IMPORTANT)July 9, 2018Dear Brothers and Sisters: As you know, President Trump issued three Executive Orders back in May 2018, that pertain to the representation of Federal sector employees by labor organizations. Those executive orders set today, Monday, July 9, 2018, as the date for implementation of much of the orders’ provisions. The Metal Trades Department joined a […]... Read more...Trump’s fight with federal employee unions gets real on MondayJuly 9, 2018In an article posted on July 9, The Washington Post reports that federal agencies on Monday will begin implementing executive orders from President Trump on how to confront employee unions. Thirteen unions, including the Metal Trades Department, have signed on to a legal challenge of the orders, charging that he exceeded his authority and broke […]... Read more...MTD to Senate: Vote No on Rubio Amendment to S. 279June 29, 2018The MTD issued a letter on Friday, to all Senators urging them to vote NO on the Rubio amendment to S. 279 the SAND Act. This amendment is a direct attack on the Jones Act and threatens American jobs and national security. ... Read more...The MTD Strongly Opposes Fast Tracking the Rubio AmendmentJune 28, 2018The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO and its industry partners strongly opposes fast tracking the Rubio Amendment. See the attached letter for more information. Text of the letter: On behalf of our industries, we write in opposition to S. 279, the Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development (SAND) Act, and any derivation thereof that may be attached […]... Read more...
