WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) issued a statement that strongly condemns the passage of the GOP’s “Big Ugly Bill,” calling it a blatant attack on working families and a giveaway to billionaires and multinational corporations:
“We can’t remember the last time Senators and Congress held the floor for hours to fight for workers and their families. Instead, GOP leadership has once again shown who they truly represent: billionaires and U.S. multinationals that offshore jobs and gut domestic industries.
“This legislation that narrowly passed along party lines, fails to offer any meaningful investment in domestic manufacturing, infrastructure, or human capital. Instead, it slashes taxes for corporations and the wealthy while gutting programs critical to working-class communities.
“Any real tax reform should strengthen American jobs, not encourage companies to move production overseas. This bill does the opposite, and working families will foot the bill.
“IAM members nationwide are sounding the alarm over deep cuts to Medicaid and public health funding. When local hospitals and clinics shut their doors or slash services, it hurts everyone. Even union members with strong healthcare benefits lose access to timely, critical care when the surrounding healthcare infrastructure collapses.
“The IAM will work hard during the midterm elections to educate and engage in meaningful conversations to empower our communities. We will continue to fight on Capitol Hill to protect the foundations of America’s working communities and support legislation that prioritizes people, not profits.”
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) is one of North America’s largest and most diverse industrial trade unions, representing approximately 600,000 active and retired members in the aerospace, defense, airlines, shipbuilding, railroad, transit, healthcare, automotive, and other industries across the United States and Canada.
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