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Journal Archives
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.
Organize!
More than 950 IAM activists gathered in Chicago for the IAM's first Organizing Summit to transform the IAM into a high performance organizing union.
China Dolls
Behind China's economic miracle is a stark reality of oppressive working conditions for millions of Chinese women and men.
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.
Jobs
The recession and misguided government policies for trade and the economy are wiping out millions of jobs. The IAM brings together economic and policy experts to find ways to create and keep good-paying jobs in North America.
Premium Shock
Skyrocketing health care costs are causing Premium Shock for members and employers. The IAM Journal looks at what's causing the increases and what can be done to change America's health care system.
Face Off
Two candidates came to Cincinnati to vie for the IAM's endorsement for President in 2004. Only one came away with the prize.
Black and Bruised
President Bush keeps saying the recession is over, but in counties across America, families struggle to find work. JOBS will be a driving force in the 2004 election.
North America's Might
Across North America IAM members work day in and day out in jobs that are the heart of the economies of both countries proving the Machinists are North America's Might.
Who Cares About Us?
Who cares that millions of men and women across North America are unemployed and their families devastated because their work has been shipped to foreign countries? Who cares about the next generation of children who face an uncertain future?
IAM Leadership Election Report
IAM members in the United States and Canada have reelected national leaders to four-year terms commencing on July 1, 2005.
Losing It All
Unemployment soared and manufacturing jobs in North America were wiped out in record numbers, yet Congress did nothing to help workers in danger of losing everything they have. IAM members from across North America tell how it feels to be losing it all.
Honest Graft
The IAM Journal looks at how the billions of dollars spent for lobbying, PACs, and soft money have changed the U.S. government from one for, of and by the people, into a government fir big corporate interests.
Don't Vote, Don't Vent
This edition of the IAM Journal focuses on the upcoming election on November 5, 2002―the issues, the candidates and how your vote can help put North America back on track.
Popular
IAM ACTIVIST CENTER- Tell Congress Drug Tests for Unemployed Are Wrong, Extend Benefits
- Tell Congress to Protect Workers' Rights, Pass a "Clean" FAA Bill
- Tell Congress to Enact a 21st Century Works Progress Administration
- Tell the House to Adopt a Stronger Buy America Act
- Tell Congress to Reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank
- Tell Congress No Defense Cuts
- Tell Congress to Focus on Jobs, Not More Cuts to Working Families
- Tell your House Representative to vote "NO" on the Regulatory Accountability Act
- Tell Congress to Vote "Yes" on These Job Creating Proposals of the American Jobs Act
- Tell Congress to Vote "No" on These Non-Job Creating Proposals of the American Jobs Act
- Tell Congress: Fund the FAA and Stop Attacking Workers' Voting Rights
- Tell Congress to Save Amtrak
- Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Tell State Lawmakers to Stop Anti-Jobless Bills
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