February 13, 2025

Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum would be a gut punch to workers
IAM Positions

Brian Bryant, International President of the 600,000-member IAM Union, and David Chartrand, IAM Canadian General Vice President, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States:  “A 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports would be a gut punch to workers on both sides of the border. It will lead to job losses, higher consumer prices, and

IAM Union joins Canadian-US AFL-CIO & CLC roundtable on tariffs in Washington
News Releases

Washington, D.C. – David Chartrand, General Vice-President (GVP) of the IAM Union in Canada, recently joined a roundtable discussion on tariffs at the Canadian-US American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) meeting in Washington, D.C. The gathering brought together Canadian Premiers, leaders from the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), and labour representatives from both the U.S. and Canada to discuss the challenges and opportunities of tariffs and trade