July 24, 2007 - Building on the success of the 2007 Transportation Day of Action, nearly 500 Transportation Department delegates and guests kicked of the IAM’s 2007 IAM Transportation Conference today in Las Vegas, NV.
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IAM President Tom Buffenbarger gives the keynote address before nearly 500 delegates
and guests at the 2007 IAM Transportation Conference.
International President Tom Buffenbarger spoke about the IAM’s historic endorsement of one Democrat and one Republican candidate in the upcoming presidential primaries. “We need to ensure or union’s endorsement is not taken for gran ted by candidates of either party,” said Buffenbarger. “We will ask the candidates what their plan for America is and how we, hard working Americans, fit into their vision of America.”
“Labor was ignored by candidates from both parties in the last presidential election,” said General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “Delegates this week will develop strategies to ensure our members are mobilized and our issues addressed by the candidates seeking our votes in 2008.”
The conference will also feature discussions with a panel of labor attorneys, airline and railroad industry reports, a presentation from the IAM National Pension Plan, and an overview of new organizing initiatives.
