METAL TRADES
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Happy Memorial Day, Remember and Honor our Fallen
Happy Memorial Day Remember and Honor our Fallen The Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO, is proud to have so many members who served in our Nation’s Armed Services. And we are proud to support our military through the work we do. On behalf of the MTD staff, executive...
Happy Easter
On behalf of the Metal Trades Department officers and staff, best wishes for a happy Easter and a warm and fruitful spring.
Happy Passover
On behalf of the MTD officers and staff, wishing you all prosperity, joy, and peace this Passover
MTD in the News: SMART General President and MTD Executive Vice President Sellers Announces Retirement
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | March 29, 2023 SMART General President and MTD Executive Vice President Sellers Announces Retirement Joseph Sellers, Jr., General President of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers...
MTD in The News March 2023
MTD IN THE NEWS | March 9, 2023 IAMAW International President Martinez Appointed to Biden's Export Council IAMAW International President Robert Martinez, Jr. IAM International President and Metal Trades Department Vice President Robert Martinez Jr. has been appointed...
Organizing Wins, Labor Day, and Conference Updates
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | September 6, 2022 Metal Trades Organizing Victories in the News After years of trying by our local metal trades council affiliates, who time and again were obstructed by the company from organizing metal trades workers...
MTD In The News — August 2022
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | August 15, 2022 FROM THE DESK OF METAL TRADES DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT JAMES HART The Next Big Shipbuilding Market Upgrading, renewing, and expanding the Jones Act fleet is the next huge shipbuilding opportunity in the world...
MTD 2022 Leadership Summit Brings Together Industry and Labor Partners
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | March 9, 2022 2022 Leadership Summit Brings Together Industry and Labor Partners "You can find the Metal Trades on the sea, in the air, and on the ground…the Metal Trades are everywhere!" And with that call to action,...
Lorain, Lordstown could become sites for new naval submarine dry dock, equipment depot
According to The Bartlett Maritime Plan™, 2,000-3,000 new jobs would be created in Lorain, with an additional 500-1,000 in Lordstown.
Metal Trades Department & Federation Partners Leading the Way with New Maritime Highway Coalition
METAL TRADES IN THE NEWS MTD IN THE NEWS | January 24, 2022 "Simply stated, the United States is a maritime nation. Our nation is blessed with the American Marine Highway, the world’s greatest navigable water and port system, America missed the Container Revolution,...

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