UCubed

When our friends and neighbors are hurting, IAM members have always stepped up and taken a leadership role to help ease their pain. Natural disasters – hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and forest fires – have brought out the best in each of us.

If Not Now

Union members must increasingly fight to keep employers from cutting back on health care benefits or raising premiums. Now, the national debate on health care could make Congress provide real solutions to the problems of health care coverage in America. If not now, when?

Jobs NOW!

Harry Reid is the Majority Leader of the United States Senate. Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Both are Democrats. And both are good friends of the Machinists Union.

A New Spirit

Millions of Americans braved the cold and the crowds to listen to President Barack Obama give his Inaugural Address. Billions - yes, billions - watched his historic speech on television in hamlets and cities across the globe. No one was disappointed.

The Club

During the days of the Republican-controlled Congress, GOP-insiders replaced the open debating and crafting of legislation with midnight votes and backroom deals.

Decisions

What kind of union do we want to be? That's the question delegates at the upcoming Grand Lodge Convention in Orlando, FL, will have to answer when the discussion turns to the IAM's 32-year-old dues structure.

SKILLS

Pat Malonie examines parts before they are put on Boeing aircraft. Any primary processing defects, problems with the metal or even the smallest crack, Maloney is the one who needs to catch it.

Choices

Choices set our Democracy apart. Americans can choose to register to vote – or not, select a political party or remain independent; follow the campaigns closely or tune in later; switch off the debates or debate with friends over the merits of various candidates; and, finally, choose to cast a ballot or stay home.

ENOUGH!

The IAM 2007 Day of Action rally was in full swing, more than 5,000 workers from dozens of unions and all sectors of the North American economy were gathered within earshot of the White House to send an unmistakable message – that a long overdue day of reckoning was coming for what many believe is the worst president in U.S. history.

FOCUS

America’s union members do not need to be told what to do. They do what they believe is right, and let the chips fall where they may.

Who Has the Juice

Gridlock in Washington, D.C. makes state capitols the place for innovative action working families care most about. Find out who has the JUICE in your state.

Surge

America won World War II with its ovewrwhelming industrial capacity. Will America have the ability to ramp up its manufacturing base to meet new challenges in the 21st Century?

Mugged

For young and old the golden years are turning into the distressful years as they face a corporate and government mugging of their pensions, healthcare and Social Security benefits.

Ethical Practices

Fifty years ago former IAM President Al Hayes was Chairman of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee. He championed the cause of high standards of ethical conduct in the labor movement, a cause the IAM fights for today.