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Unemployed Veterens Factoid

Yesterday, the White House detailed its new Veterans Jobs Corps that will put 20,000 vets to work over the next five years. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki described it as a “bold new effort” to lower the unemployment rate for veterans. And Interior Secretary Ken Salazar suggested that the program – aimed at preserving and restoring national parks -- is based on the FDR-era Civilian Conservation Corps.

Tell Congress to Protect Workers' Rights, Pass a "Clean" FAA Bill

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For years, Congress has tried to pass a long-term funding bill called “FAA Reauthorization” that would provide stable funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and allow it to focus on modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system, rebuild the nation’s airports and keep air travel the safest in the world. But each time the bill gets close to passage, special interests attach unrelated conditions that prevent passage of a “clean” long-term bill.

Transportation Unions Call on Congress to Pass Clean FAA Reauthorization

'Rewriting ecades of labor law without debate or discussion set a a dangerous precedent'

Washington, D.C. — Following is a statement by 19 unions calling for passage of a clean FAA Reauthorization, without drastic and unnecessary changes to the Railway Labor Act ...

ExpressJet Flight Attendants Vote ‘Yes’ for Machinists Union

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Washington, D.C., December 21, 2011 – In an election prompted by the merger of ExpressJet Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) emerged as the clear winner in a contest to determine union representation rights for more than 2,160 Flight Attendants.

Made In America

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Murray Statement on NLRB Case Withdrawal

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approved the withdrawal of the complaint by the Machinists union against the Boeing Company.

Sito Pantoja to Lead IAM Transportation Department

Tapping into the wealth of experience that is among the IAM’s greatest resources, International President Tom Buffenbarger named Sito Pantoja to become the newest member of the IAM Executive Council. Pantoja will begin serving as General Vice President (GVP) of the Transportation Territory on January 1, 2012 and succeed current Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr., who will become the IAM’s General Secretary-Treasurer.

Cummings: New Documents Reveal Boeing’s Attempt to Use Political Influence to Prevent NLRB Complaint

Washington, DC (Nov. 9, 2011) – Today, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings sent a letter to Chairman Issa raising serious concerns with new documents that suggest that Boeing inappropriately sought to use its political influence in Congress to prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from filing its enforcement action against Boeing for discriminating against its workers in Washington State.

Enough With the Corporate Pity Party, It's Time to Create Jobs

The country is in crisis. Unemployment is still hovering at 9 percent, income inequality has soared to record levels, and 46 million -- one in six -- Americans are living in poverty. Meanwhile, corporate taxes are at their lowest level in 50 years. Some corporations like General Electric didn't pay a single dollar in taxes in 2010, despite the fact that profits are through the roof. In fact, The Wall Street Journal reports that corporations are sitting on $2 trillion in profits.

Take Action: Americans Need Jobs, Real Jobs - FAIR Jobs

American Jobs Act: Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring the American Jobs Act for vote on Tuesday evening October 11th.  Let your representatives in Washington know where you stand on this critical issue - contact them at 1-888-659-9401 or send them a message by clicking here and here.

Additionally, join the Machinists, unemployed workers and leaders of faith at the Capitol during the debate and vote on the American Jobs Act at 3:00PM.

Countdown to Calamity: Congress will also take up the issue on the Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements as early as Wednesday, October 12th.  Click here to learn more about the Trade Agreements and take action by contacting your congressional representatives here.

Important Reminders for 2012 Convention Attendees

IAM representatives and delegates attending the 2012 Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Ontario, are reminded that they need a valid U.S. passport to enter Canada. Passport applications are processed by the U.S. State Department and can take from several weeks to several months to process.

Breaking faith with jobless Americans over an applause line

The president seems to have forgotten all about these people, who are trying to get by in an economy that is shedding as many jobs as it creates. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the aviation industry has been among the hardest hit. America's aviation manufacturers shipped a total of more than 6,000 airplanes in 2007 and 2008. The total for 2010 was 1,334. Net factory billings fell to less than $8 billion last year from more than $13 billion in 2008, retrenchment to a level not seen since 2004. The biggest losers have been industry workers who have lost their jobs.

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Senate panel rejects GOP bid to undercut NLRB

WASHINGTON -- Republicans on a Senate panel have failed in an effort to undercut the National Labor Relations Board's case against Boeing Co.  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham tried to take away the NLRB's authority to tell a company where it can locate work.

Read the entire article at Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/21/general-industrials-us-congress-spending_8693731.html

Protect U.S. Jobs and the Judicial Process, Oppose H.R. 2587 "The Outsourcers' Bills of Rights"

On Thursday, the House will consider H.R. 2587, the “Job Outsourcers’ Bill of Rights.”  I urge you to oppose this legislation.

H.R. 2587 would make it easier for employers to outsource jobs by eliminating the ability of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to restore jobs if a company illegally moves operations or eliminates jobs because workers engage in activities protected by federal law.

TAKE ACTION: Click here to tell Congress to vote "NO" on the "Boeing Pardon Bill" and protect the National Labor Relations Act.

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IAM Letter Opposes House Anti-Worker Bill

Today, the IAM sent an opposition letter to all house members on the anti-worker bill, H.R. 2587, also known as the "Boeing Pardon Bill".  This bill is scheduled for a vote this Thursday, Sept. 15th.  We are working very closely with House Democratic Leadership and the AFL-CIO to whip the vote count - we will continue to keep you posted on our legislative activities.

TAKE ACTION: Click here to tell Congress to vote "NO" on the "Boeing Pardon Bill" and protect the National Labor Relations Act.

Union Workers Honored During Labor Day Marathon on Sportsman Channel

Nashville, TN—The Union worker and sportsman will be honored during the inaugural Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day marathon, which will feature eight back-to-back episodes airing from 1 to 5 p.m. ET. on Monday, September 5 on Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman.

The Obama Administration opposes a bill to rein in the NLRB

Teenagers in the 1960s listened to Beatles records backwards in search of hidden meanings—a trick akin to the task of deciphering President Obama's statements on the battle between Boeing and the National Labor Relations Board. Since the NLRB sued the airplane company in April to prevent it from building a new plant in South Carolina, Mr. Obama's position has alternated between silent and incomprehensible.

Miller: Issa Subpoena of NLRB Poses Threat to Private Parties’ Constitutional Rights, Integrity of Ongoing Trial

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued a broad subpoena to the National Labor Relation Board’s Acting General Counsel demanding all documents referring or related to The Boeing Company or the International Association of Machinists, documents that could include the prosecution’s internal trial strategy communications and even the judge’s deliberative documents in an ongoing Boeing trial.

Korea Trade Agreement Would Subsidize North Korea Government

WASHINGTON -- In 2004, Hyundai inked one of the best land deals in history. For a mere $12 million, the South Korean car company secured the rights to 50 years of use on over 41,000 square miles of industrial space -- $292 per square mile, only about 10 percent higher than the rate the U.S. paid France under the Louisiana Purchase.

A Vision for Economic Renewal -- An American Jobs Agenda

America is facing a catastrophic jobs crisis. Not since the Great Depression has official unemployment hovered above nine percent -- where it is today -- for more than 20 months. Millions of American have given up looking for a job altogether. Even worse, real unemployment is more than 18%. Yet Washington overall has obviously yet to embrace a large-scale job creation agenda. Even if we reach consensus around the deficit -- the only economic issue even getting any attention these days -- it will do little to help the 29 million Americans who are unemployed in real terms. If we do not seriously tackle jobs, our country may never regain its competitive global edge.

House Committee Attempts NLRB Re-Write

WASHINGTON, D.C. | July 20, 2011 - On Thursday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

Looking Forward, IAM and Hawker Begin Negotiations

Opening remarks by IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger and Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture set the tone and established the priorities for the negotiations that will lead to a new contract for 2,600 IAM members at Hawker Beechcraft.

Wisconsin, Members of Congress Demand that Washington Pay Attention to Jobs at Speakout

MILWAUKEE, WI -- Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI),  Barbara Lee (D-CA) , and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) attended the Speakout for Good Jobs Now! tour event last night, as hundreds of Wisconsinites lined up to demand that Washington pay attention to the growing movement demanding that they focus on jobs. The Members of Congress vowed to take their message to Washington, where they will read their stories on the floor of the House of Representatives.