Obama Telegraphs Pro-NAFTA Position

IAM Debuts ?Training Wheels' Issue Ad

December 20, 2007 - The IAM is rolling out ‘Training Wheels,’ a brand new issue ad to highlight the alarming lack of skilled training opportunities for America’s next generation of workers.

Machinists, Boeing in Sync on Tanker Issue

December 20, 2007 - Frequently at odds over wages, benefits and work rules, the IAM and Boeing are in complete agreement over who should build the next generation of Air Force Tankers.“

Lockheed Martin Remembers

December 20, 2007 - The campaign to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center in Washington, D.C. moved significantly closer to its financial goal recently with a sizeable donation from the Bethesda, MD-based Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Health Care Costs Taking a Greater Chunk Out of American's Incomes

December 20, 2007 - More than 60 million Americans will spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on health care costs next year, according to a study by Families USA.

Outrage Grows Over SCHIP Veto

December 17, 2007 – Bi-partisan outrage continues to grow over President Bush’s decision last week to veto reauthorization and expanding funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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Children, Seniors Face Serious Health Care Concerns

December 18, 2007 – Both children and seniors have received bad news when it comes to their health care recently.

Flight Service Pension Recovery Project

One outstanding issue arising from the FAA's 2005 Flight Service outsourcing is that many employees were shorted on crediting their Federal "good time" as it counts towards Air Traffic pensions and benefits.

Machinists Rally Iowa Members for Clinton

Washington, D.C., December 17, 2007 – Labor leaders from four of the nation’s largest trade unions were joined by former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for a full day of campaigning in Iowa on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

Bush Vetoes Children Health Bill for a Second Time

December 13, 2007 – President Bush for the second time denied millions of children health insurance by vetoing legislation expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

China's Trade Surplus Approaching $250 Billion for the Year

December 12, 2007 – China posted a trade surplus of $26.3 billion in November, pushing their surplus for the year up to $238.13 billion. The massive trade surplus has already eclipsed their $177.47 billion for all of 2006.

A Look at Health Care Costs in the States

December 12, 2007 - Families USA, a national health advocacy group, has released a set of reports that examines the health care crisis in individual states.

Many Low-Income Children Set to Lose Health Insurance

December 11, 2007 – The Marin Independent Journal recently took a close look at the nearly 3,000 Marin County kids in California who could lose health insurance if the President vetoes expanding funding to the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Voters Worried About Health Care

December 5, 2007 - For the first time, health care has eclipsed the war in Iraq as the issue that most urgently needs to be addressed, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Pratt & Whitney Machinists Ratify Agreement

December 4, 2007 - More than 4,100 IAM members who work at jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly this week to ratify a three-year contract that contains annual pay raises of 3.5 percent and a 16 percent improvement in pension benefits.

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Obama Announces Community College Plan
July 14, 2009 - President Obama is calling for 5 million new college graduates by 2020 – the highest graduation rate in the world. And, he’s proposing a $12 billion community college program to help make it happen.

Building the Foundation
July 12, 2009 - In the six months that the Obama administration has been in office the administration has begun the effort to restore America’s financial system and economy. 

Gotcha Politics, Media Hurt Planemaking Jobs
May 17, 2009 - Nearly two months after being nominated, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services. As layoffs mount in the business-jet manufacturing center of Wichita, her leadership will be missed by Machinists union members in Kansas.

May 12, 2009 - The IAM welcomed the education and re-training proposals outlined this week by President Barack Obama in the wake of news that the U.S. economy lost another 539,000 jobs in April.

Health Care Unaffordable for Many Americans

December 3, 2007 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention annual report on the nation’s health found nearly one in five Americans, more than 40 million people, cant afford health care.

Tanker Background Information

The U.S. Air Force’s aging fleet of KC-135 and KC-10 tankers needs to be replaced and the Air Force has begun the process of choosing a new tanker.  In the next seven to ten years the U.S. will purchase 179 new tankers, a number that will grow to over 350 in the next two decades.  U.S.-based Boeing and EADS, a European multinational, are competing for the huge order. The Air Force is expected to announce a winner early in 2008.

More Needs to Be Done to Protect Worker Rights in China

December 3, 2007 – The announcement last week that China would be eliminating some of its export subsidies is a step in the right direction, but much more work needs to be done to put a halt to China’s currency manipulation and violation of workers rights.

Congress to Send Bush Second SCHIP Bill

Democratic Congressional leaders announced on Friday they will be sending President Bush a second bill that expands the State Children’s Health Insurance Bill (SCHIP) by $35 billion over the next five years.

U.S. Jobs at Stake in Boeing Tanker Decision