Father, Daughter Team Hard to Beat

December 20, 2005 - Some hereditary traits are known to skip a generation or weaken over time, but loyalty and tenacity just keep getting stronger at one IAM family in the Eastern Territory.

Alliance Delegates' Anti-Privatization Demands at Aging Conference Win Approval

December 16, 2005 - If President Bush is feeling a little bit like Rodney "I get no respect" Dangerfield, he has the 50+ Alliance member-delegates to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging to thank. The Alliance delegates arrived in Washington, DC last weekend primed for confrontation and rebellion - and that's just what the conference and the president got.

Machinists Rout Teamster Raid at ATT

Washington, D.C., December 15, 2005 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) routed the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in an election to determine representation rights for nearly 1,800 truck drivers employed at multiple locations by Auto Truck Transport (ATT).

The vote total as reported by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was 946 for the IAM and 338 for the IBT.

IAM Radio 12.12.2005

The IAM's news & information podcast.

IAM Urges NASA to Suspend New Horizons Launch

The IAM is calling on NASA to cease launch preparations on the plutonium-powered New Horizons project due to safety concerns over Boeing’s use of inexperienced replacement workers.

IAM Radio 12.2.2005

The IAM's news & information podcast.

Social Security-Write Your Representative

Social Security Privatization Will Devastate Working Families. President Bushs efforts to privatize Social Security will replace guaranteed benefits with risky private accounts even as it fatally undermines Social Security. The privatization plan will cut benefits drastically, raise workers retirement age,and saddle our children with $2 trillion in debt.

AFL-CIO Issues Action Alert On Pension Protection Act

Read the letter to the House Ways And Means Committee.

House Bill H.R. 2830

Protect You Pension Now! A pension bill, H.R. 2830 crafted by House Republican leaders and the Bush administration is moving forward. AFL-CIO Issues Action Alert On Pension Protection Act Read the letter to the House Ways And Means Committee.

IAM Radio 11.16.2005

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IAM Radio 11.9.2005

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IAM Wins Court Fight Over Boeing Picket Rights

Nov. 7, 2005 – The IAM won an important legal victory in Federal Court when a judge issued a permanent injunction that expanded free speech rights of striking Boeing workers in Huntsville, Alabama.

IP Buffenbarger Blasts 'Political Puritans'

Whats the Matter With Kansas?

November 1, 2005 - IP Tom Buffenbarger and Thomas Frank, author of Whats the Matter With Kansas?, kicked off the 2005 IAM Communications Conference in Wichita, Kansas

IAM Radio 10.20.2005

The IAM's news & information podcast.

Union Coalition Unites Metro-North Rail Workers

October 18, 2005 - Anger and solidarity fueled a recent gathering of nearly 450 workers from eight different unions in New York City for the first joint meeting of the Metro-North Labor Coalition.

IAM Members Ratify New Pemco Contract

October 9, 2005 - IAM members from LL1632, ratified a new contract with Pemco World Air Services, ending a 59-day lockout

IAM Reaches Tentative Agreement to End Alabama Lockout

October 7, 2005 - The IAM announced a tentative agreement with  Pemco World Air Services in Dothan, Alabama, which, could end a 57-day lockout.

IAM Spotlights Organizing at Chicago Summit

The IAM is turning its formidable strength to organizing new members with a nationwide campaign that kicks off this week in Chicago.

IAM Radio 9.28.2005

The IAM's news & information podcast.

GST Mart: Remarks to 2005 Eastern Territory Staff Conference

September 2005 - West Virginia

Latest Social Security Updates

Keep track of the latest news on Social Security and related issues.

Machinists Display Competence and Compassion

September 22, 2005 - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, many IAM members are dedicating their time and skills to relief efforts.

IAM Radio 9.20.2005

The IAM's news & information podcast.

Tools for the Trades

September 20, 2005 - The hurricane that tore into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005 will rank as one of U.S. history’s great disasters, no less devastating than the San Francisco Earthquake and the Great Chicago Fire.