Summer 2008 |
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Cover Story |  |
IP Commentary |
| What kind of
union do we want to be? That’s the question delegates at the upcoming Grand Lodge Convention in Orlando, FL, will have to answer when the discussion turns to the IAM’s 32-year-old dues structure. More>>> |
When the 37th Grand Lodge Convention convenes
in Orlando on September 7, 2008, delegates will be faced
with a series of critical decisions. Right now, those delegates
are being nominated and elected in a transparent and democratic process. More>>> |
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Noteworthy |  |
Our Skills, Our Kids |
| IAM-represented pilots
and U.S. Forest Service workers were among hundreds of firefighters who battled the Santa Anita Wildfire near Los Angeles, the first major rruption in Southern California’s 2008 forest fire season. More>>> |
Addressing the
nation’s growing skills
shortage and providing the nation’s youth with the skills needed to obtain a decent, goodpaying job was the focus of the America’s Edge: Our Skills, Our Kids tour, a four-day, seven-city trek in January, 2008. More>>> |
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Organizing in Wichita |  |
The End of an Era |
| Organizing anywhere
in the U.S. under
Bush administration anti-labor laws is challenging, but especially in so-called “Right-to- Work” (RTW) states, or, more accurately, Right-to- Work-for-less states. More>>> |
United States Senator
Howard M. Metzenbaum
fought for the little guy
throughout his entire public life. He was a fifty-year member of the Fighting Machinists. His tenacity, acute sense of injustice and sheer intelligence made him a formidable foe. More>>> |
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News & Web Contest Winners |  |
TCU News |
| Each year, the IAM honors those who dedicate countless hours publishing newsletters or maintaining web sites to keep IAM members informed. Listed below are the 2007 Newsletter and Website Contest winners. More>>> | As the IAM Journal
went to press, contract talks continued for TCU On Board Service Employees (ASWC), Clerks and Product Line Supervisors at Amtrak. More>>> |
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Aerospace |  |
Transportation |
| Outrage quickly turned to old-fashioned grassroots activism after the U.S. Air Force announced they were awarding a $40 billion aerial refueling tanker contract to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), the parent company of Airbus. More>>> |
After more than eight
years of negotiations, aggressive
lobbying on Capitol Hill,
public rallies and the establishment
of a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), IAM members at Amtrak finally have a contract they can call their own. More>>> |
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Grand Lodge Convention |  |
IAM Benefit Trust |
| The 37th Grand Lodge Convention of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will convene September 7-13, 2008 in Orlando, FL. More>>> |
The IAM National Pension Fund’s National Pension Plan is a rock-solid defined benefit pension plan that has been putting its members’ financial security first for nearly 50 years. More>>> |
