Stung by Trump, machinists union campaigns for affordability in midterms

One of the largest labor unions in the US targets eight battleground states in workers v billionaires' campaign

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), one of the largest labor unions in the US, has launched a workers v billionaires" political campaign tour targeting members in eight battleground states and encouraging them to support pro-worker candidates in the midterms.

IAM has nearly 700,000 active and retired members in North America, covering workers at corporations that include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, United Airlines and Harley-Davidson. The union is targeting members and voters in Maine, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Illinois.