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IAM's Political Fight For Families
January 2, 2008 - Iowa is a Midwest make up of farm land, faith and close knit neighbors. At IAM Local 831 in Cedar Rapids family is number one.

A Christmas Story
December 19, 2007 - Police officers, firefighters, EMS workers and the like are the people you only call when you need them the most. But you need to know that these men and women give of themselves both on and off the job.

A Global Solution
December 19, 2007 - Capitol Hill set the stage for a momentous event recently. Two hundred union leaders from sixty three countries met to come up with ways to stop the worldwide attacks on trade unionists.

Iowa Rallies For Clinton
December 18, 2007 - On January 3, 2008, Iowa is going to make headlines as the first state in the nation to hold its presidential primary, the earliest date in history for a primary to be held.

Fingers Crossed At The PEB
December 13, 2007 - This is a story that's been going on for nearly a decade. For the past eight years, 10,000 Amtrak workers have been without a contract or a raise.

United Airlines Forgets Its Roots

December 11, 2007 - United Airlines has come up with a plan. It's going to pay its stockholders a special, one-time per share dividend to keep them coming back for more. But labor leaders wonder why United isn't worried about its employees coming back.

Behind the Candidates
November 27, 2007 - As the presidential election gets closer, you are going to see a lot more of the candidates. But sometimes it's the faces you don't see, like those of the candidate's economic advisors.

The Dogs Take Vegas
November 20, 2007 -More than sixty years ago a Machinist named Joseph Jones founded an organization called the Guide Dogs of America. Through his work he and countless others have given thousands of people the gift of sight.

U.S. Senators Hold Nominees Accountable
November 20, 2007 - The U.S. Senate's Labor Committee recently held a hearing on President Bush's nominees for two powerful positions at the Department Labor.

CAFTA Strikes El Salvador
November 9, 2007 - CAFTA was supposed to change the world. The promise was that this would increase the economies of many countries but workers from both sides of the continent agree, CAFTA didn't deliver.

Rally the Troops
November 9, 2007 - This Fall, the National Labor Relations Board has not been kind to workers in its decisions. The men and women of organized labor want the NLRB to know, they aren't going away quietly.

Hot Days Are Over!!!
November 5, 2007 - The IAM strike at the Kennedy Space Center is finally over! After nearly five months of walking the line, hundreds of Machinists are heading back to work.

Bridging the Gap: Part Two
November 2, 2007 - Last week we aird a story about the millions of Americans who work full time but because of low wages and no benefits, still can't make ends meet. This week, we bring you a story on ways organized labor can help close these income gaps.

2007 Automotive Conference: Thinking Outside the Box
October 30, 2007 - The last few decades have dramatically changed America's industrial landscape. The automotive field is no stranger to this new world. The challenge for the IAM is to harness this power by thinking outside of the box.

Bridging the Gap: Part One
October 26, 2007 - The middle class is caught in a trap. Although most work full time becasue of low wages and no benefits, millions of Americans still can't make ends meet.

NASA On Notice
October 19, 2007 - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Ohio took the floor in the US House of Representatives this week in support of the IAM workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Labor's Red Carpet
October 19, 2007 - For the past seven years, the DC Labor Film Fest has been celebrating workers around the world. Premiering at the American Fil Institute Theatre in Silver Spring, this event turns the Hollywood spotlight on what really matters.

Pushing State Politics
October 11, 2007 - The Northern Virginia CLC canvassed the community last weekend in support of Chap Peterson for State Senate.

A New World Order
October 5, 2007 - Globalization is something organized labor has been talking about for years. But nowadays, the issue seems to seep into conversations around the world, no matter your economic status and many are starting to notice its' dramatic effects.

Financing the Future
October 2, 2007 - House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer, doesn't paint a promising picture of the country's long term fiscal growth if nothing changes.

A Call To Duty
September 28, 2007 - National Service or working for a non-profit organization may not be something you think of as a job option. But some people are starting to look at it as a key for developing future leaders.

Sharing Bankruptcy Backlash
September 27, 2007 - Unfortunately, most workers know the hardships of corporate bankruptcy. That's why Congress is trying to pass a new bankruptcy bill to protect the men and women who helped build the organization.

Uninsured America
September 26, 2007 - Families USA, a national non-profit voice for health care, just came out with startling statistics about uninsured Americans. According to their data, the health insurance issue in the U.S. is worse than it looks.

Fresh Faces on the Hill: Congresswoman Laura Richardson
September 21, 2007 - IAM member Laura Richardson is the newest additon to Capitol Hill, representing California's 37th District.

Something About A Harley
September 17, 2007 - Machinists never say no to the Guide Dogs and most members won't turn down a Harley ride either. For the IAM, Hogs and Dogs just works.

Protecting Programs That Work
September 14, 2007 - The Alliance for Retired Americans is a substantial voice for senior issues and one that may impact the next presidential race.

Congress's Machinist
September 11, 2007 - The IAM has always had some friends on Capitol Hill. But until now, they never had one of their own. On September 4th, Laura Richardson became the first Machinist in Congress.

IAM's Seal of Approval
September 10, 2007 - At the 2007 National Staff Conference held just weeks ago, the IAM endorsed two presidential candidates...Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee.

Hot Days At NASA September 7, 2007 - Since June 14, 2007 nearly 500 members from IAM's Local Lodge 2061 have been on strike at the Kennedy Space Center. The place that once helped to launch a man on the moon, can't seem to put a fair contract on the table.

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Congress Back for New Year

With fears of a recession looming, Congress opened its 2008 session today looking to address health care, energy costs and a host of economic issues. Democratic leaders have said a top priority will be to shape a bipartisan economic stimulus package to jumpstart the struggling economy.

“American families are facing rising energy and grocery prices, exploding health care costs or no coverage at all, and losing value in their homes or actually losing their homes to the sub-prime mortgage crisis,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “Americans want Congress and the administration to take action to jumpstart our economy; Democrats look forward to working in a bipartisan way in the coming weeks.”

Congressional leaders are also planning a vote next week to override President Bush’s second veto of legislation expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Other issues Congress is set to address include the sub-prime mortgage crisis, consumer safety surrounding Chinese imports and pending free trade agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea.

Labor Movement Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 79 today. It was forty years ago this April when he was assassinated in Memphis, TN while lending his support to the striking Sanitation Workers in their fight for justice and respect on the job.
To honor him and to mark the 40th anniversary of the strike, this year’s annual AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance is being held in Memphis. The IAM will join other labor and civil rights organizations from around the country who are gathering January 17-21 for workshops, community service projects and a parade.

“Dr. King was an activist and friend to workers and the labor movement,” said IAM Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux, who will be leading a delegation of IAM members to Memphis. “He believed that justice for workers, indeed the working poor, would come about when they were given the opportunity to bargain for better wages and better working conditions.”

As the U.S. observes Rev. King’s birthday each year on the third Monday of January, IAM Headquarters will be closed January 21.

Speak Out About Your Health Care Experiences

With the nation’s broken health care system emerging as a key issue in the 2008 elections, the AFL-CIO and Working America’s 2008 Health Care for America Survey is asking working families to share their experiences about the nation’s health care system.

The AFL-CIO and Working America will run the survey through February, relaying the results to the presidential, congressional, state and local candidates in order to ensure that candidates at every level understand what working families are experiencing.

More than 600 people have already shared stories about their struggles with the nation’s health care system, citing such problems as rapidly climbing costs and struggles in dealing with insurance companies.

New Year Brings New Contracts for IAM Members in Canada

District 78 of Toronto, ON, is off to a good start this year with a pair of first-agreements. Security guards employed at Hawthorne Security in Arnprior ratified a one-year contract that provides a wage increase of 8.5 percent, in addition to additional sick-leave and uniform and safety-boot allowances. The new members provide security services to Arnprior Aerospace Inc., whose workers are represented by IAM Local 1542.

In Bowmanville, ON, a first collective bargaining agreement was reached for 28 new Local 901 members employed by the Kingsway Arms Retirement Home. The three-year accord calls for wage increases of 3 percent each of the first two years and 3.5 percent in the third year. Other contract highlights include drug and dental plan benefits, vision care, sick leave, life insurance and a uniform allowance. These new members include receptionists, nursing, kitchen and housekeeping staff.

A new contract with Nefab, Inc. in Peterborough, ON, was also ratified recently by members of Local 905. This new deal provides for wage increases of three percent in each year of the three-year agreement. Other contracts improvements include a new vision-care package and the removal of discriminatory injured-worker accommodation language. The 107 members produce custom, specialty packaging for machinery used in a variety of industries across Canada.

Jobless Rate at Two-Year High

An extremely weak employment picture for December is increasing fears that a recession may be on the horizon. The unemployment rate increased from 4.7 percent to 5 percent in December, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department. Employers last month added just 18,000 jobs, the lowest number in more than four years.

Manufacturing and construction were the hardest hit industries, with job losses of 31,000 and 49,000, respectively. Over the year, factory jobs are down 212,000, or 1.5 percent, the most in four years.

Job growth for all of 2007 was only one percent, with just 1.3 million jobs added. In comparison, job growth in the late 1990’s was over 2.5 percent, with more than three million jobs being created.

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