Obama Has Lost His Way On Jobs

The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of news expose the inadequacy of US economic policymaking. The Obama administration’s stimulus policies are not well-targeted. The Republican alternatives are even worse. Both sides are missing the key fact: the US economy needs structural change that requires a new set of economic tools.

Senator Reid Tees Up 2010 Jobs Bill

Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill in the wake of the 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Majority Leader Harry Reid told his colleagues Tuesday.

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) told The Hill that Reid (D-Nev.) made the announcement about a new jobs bill at the Senate Democrats’ weekly lunch.

A Word, Mr. President

If I were a close adviser of President Obama’s, I would say to him, “Mr. President, you have two urgent and overwhelming tasks in front of you: to put Americans trapped in this terrible employment crisis back to work and to put the brakes on your potentially disastrous plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.”

It’s ‘Midnight in America’ says IAM President

Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009 – On the heels of news that U.S. unemployment had climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, the president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today likened the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’

Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay?

BY JOSHUA COOPER RAMO

TIME.com

The American economy is shedding jobs.  Can we fix it?

The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 31 million people currently unemployed -- that's including those involuntarily working part-time and those who want a job, but have given up on trying to find one.

Machinists Dispute Boeing Strike Concerns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, D.C., October 28, 2009 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today rejected suggestions by the Boeing Company that the decision to build a new assembly line in South Carolina was based on concerns over future strikes by their unionized workforce.

The State of Kansas' Business Aviation Industry

BY MOLLY McMILLIN
The Wichita Eagle

Nobody saw this coming.

Thousands of jobs lost. Production cuts. Furloughs. The cancellation of a major new aircraft program.

Wichita Woes

Flightglobal.com

by  Jon Ostrower

The Wichita aerospace cluster is the story of a city transformed by a global economic downturn that saw near-collapse in the credit...

Corporate Jets Aren’t Just for Fat Cats

wired.com

“No plane, no gain” is the motto adopted by one sector of the aviation industry that’s been hit hard by the economic collapse and souring public perception of corporate aviation. And contrary to the stereotype, corporate jets aren’t used only to ferry fat cats who think flying coach with the rest of us is beneath them.

Paul Krugman Q&A on Economy

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently opened an online forum for readers to submit questions on the economy. The website was so overwhelmed with inquiries, the Times had to shut the forum down in less than 24 hours.

The G.O.P. Campaign Message in a Word: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

The G.O.P. Campaign Message in a Word: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

For President Obama and his party, last week brought another stiff dose of pain: the announcement of 263,000 more jobs lost, while unemployment ticked up to 9.8 percent.

Wanted: Leadership on Jobs

Wanted: Leadership on Jobs

By every meaningful measure, the weak job market deteriorated further in September. Federal stimulus spending has prevented an even worse decline. But that is cold comfort for the tens of millions of working men and women for whom conditions are bleak and getting bleaker, and for the millions more who are destined to lose their jobs — or to have their hours and compensation cut — in the months and years to come.

Poll: Creating New Jobs Trumps Fixing Deficit

With unemployment at the highest rate in 26 years, most Americans want the government to create more jobs before it worries about the deficit.

A new survey of public views of the economy, released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), shows more than eight of 10 Americans (83 percent) see unemployment as a big problem today.

Washington Doesn't Get It: We Need More Jobs

Nowhere is the massive disconnect between Washington D.C. and the rest of the country more striking than when it comes to the issue of jobs.

Inside Washington, it is almost universally considered a foregone conclusion that unemployment will remain near, at, or even above 10 percent -- not just for months, but for years to come...

Faces of the Unemployed

While the U. S. Economy struggles through the worst economic recession since the great depression.  Many Americans face some of the worse decisions of their lives.  In this special report we give you their stories, their struggles for they are the faces of the unemployed.

Meet Richard Trumka

On Sept. 16, 2009, Richard L. Trumka was elected president of the AFL-CIO by acclamation at the federation's 26th convention in Pittsburgh. His election, following 15 years of service as the AFL-CIO's secretary-treasurer, capped Trumka's rise to leadership of the nation's largest labor federation from humble beginnings in the small coal mining communities of southwest Pennsylvania.

Letter to President Obama, Unanswered

International President Buffenbarger sends letter to President Obama as part of the Machinists Unions jobs campaign.

Lockheed

You did it. You braved obstacles and setbacks and persevered. Now it’s time to join your union, build momentum and make a united statement as we go into bargaining. Regardless of what side of the fence you may have been on, the AFSS IAM Union welcomes all.  Let’s move forward together.

**UPDATE** 0.23.2009 - WE WIN!!, click here  for more info.

Where Have All The Good Jobs Gone?

The need for jobs, good jobs and the benefits that should accompany them - quality health care and retirement security have reached crisis levels in the United States. Jobs are disappearing from the American economy at an alarming rate. Since 2001, America has lost 3.1 million private-sector jobs. Long-term unemployment is at its highest level in a decade.

Hell Yes I Want A Governor That Can

Washington, D.C., November 06, 2006 –"A massive transformation of the nation’s political landscape is in the making," declared Tom Buffenbarger, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). "If working families turn out as expected tomorrow, we could see a landslide victory in the thirty-six gubernatorial races.

Mercedes-Benz

Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Tuscaloosa need a voice. That’s why we asked the International Association of  Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) to help us. We chose carefully. The IAM has been around for more than one hundred years. They started out in Atlanta, Georgia in 1888 when a group of railroad workers decided to do something about the unfair working conditions they endured.

FedEx

FedEx contractor-drivers have filed 40 lawsuits in 27 states (List of states)  all seeking class action status, covering as many as 7,000 current and former drivers or half the estimated 14,000 FedEx Ground contractor-drivers in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. 

Congress

When voters gave control of the U.S. House and Senate to the Democrats on November 7, their message was loud and clear: It’s time for a change – NOW! 

NCLB

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is not the rousing success the Bush administration touted.  Now this law is among the many issues President Obama’s administration is addressing.