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IAM Fights to Ensure Fair Treatment of Flight Attendants
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) this week pressed the US Treasury Department to adopt a special rule to treat Flight Attendants as full-time employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Cancer survivors fight for their hospital jobs
Two women who have survived cancer are now fighting for their jobs at Mercy Health's Hackley Hospital Campus in Muskegon, Michigan.
The women are X-ray technologists whose doctors have restricted their exposure to radiation. For years, the hospital had assigned them to rotate in other areas, but now wants to lift their restrictions. The workers say they were threatened with termination if they didn't comply. IAMAW is servicing the bargaining unit there for the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW).
HAZMAT Ready
The suits are hot, bulky and hard to maneauver but learing this skill saves lives.
A Brick to Remember
The IAM honors our fallen heros by recommitting themselves to making sure that everyone comes home from work safe and sound.
Affordable Health Care Rally
Hundreds of people rallied outside the United States Supreme Court in support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, as justices heard oral arguments about whether or not the act is constitutional.
Health Action 2012
Health advocates from across the US gathered in Washington, DC for Health Action 2012, a national conference that brought together activists, public officials and private sector policy experts to talk about ways to make healthcare accessible and affordable for everyone.
So Everyone Comes Home Safe
August 30, 2011 - The IAM just finished its annual Safety and Health Conference at the Winpisinger Center last week. And now, more than ever, these safety representatives are ready and willing to make sure everyone comes home safe from work.
IAM Workers' Memorial 2001-2011
August 25, 2011
Union Plus Helps IAM Welder Cut Health Care Costs
As a welder and 10-year member of IAM Local 1297, Melvin Reese knows a thing or two about working when the “heat is on,” but when illness kept him off the job, his stress level hit a boiling point. The costs of his wife’s monthly prescriptions were also adding up. Fortunately, Reese discovered the Union Plus Disability Grant and the Union Plus Prescription Discount Card to lessen the financial stress of illness.
Union Plus Helps IAM Welder Cut Health Care Costs
As a welder and 10-year member of IAM Local 1297, Melvin Reese knows a thing or two about working when the “heat is on,” but when illness kept him off the job, his stress level hit a boiling point. The costs of his wife’s monthly prescriptions were also adding up. Fortunately, Reese discovered the Union Plus Disability Grant and the Union Plus Prescription Discount Card to lessen the financial stress of illness.
Remembering the Fallen
May 5, 2011 - A Workers' Memorial ceremony was held this year at the William W. Winpisinger Center to remember our fallen brothers and sisters.
Bloodmobile
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, through the Local Lodge 764 Community Services Committee, hosted the first Canadian Blood Services Bloodmobile on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Since each blood donation can touch the lives of three recipients, collectively 117 hospital patients were impacted by giving blood as a team. The Bloodmobile will be returning June 23 & August 18, 2011.
Health Care Hypocrisy
Many lawmakers who campaigned ferociously against the Obama administration’s health care legislation are far less vocal when it comes to their own government-subsidized health insurance.Life and Death on the Job
The hundreds of bricks surrounding the IAM Workers’ Memorial at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Center, each inscribed with a name and a date, are poignant reminders of how lethal going to work can be.The Way We Came To Work
October 29, 2010 - When it comes to safety the motto for every workers should be to go home the way they came to work. These are the words that the IAM's Safety and Health Department live by.OSHA Slaps Swedwood for Safety
The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Division levied fines against furniture-maker Swedwood in Danville, VA, for numerous unsafe conditions and for improper record keeping.OSHA Slaps Swedwood for Safety
The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Division levied fines against furniture-maker Swedwood in Danville, VA, for numerous unsafe conditions and for improper record keeping.Health Care Legislation for 9/11 Responders
October 1, 2010 - At US Congress, the New York City AFL-CIO, and pro-labor lawmakers rallied for the long-term federally subsidized health care benefits for Ground Zero first responders.U.S. Debuts Latino Health Care Site
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a Spanish version of the agency’s new site, healthcare.gov, designed to help people find answers and information on the health care bill passed six months ago.Cuidadodesalud.gov provides Latinos with the same information, including public and private health coverage options tailored to their needs.
A Grave Mistake
August 30, 2010 - According to the Departmemnt of Labor, about 14 Americans die on the job everyday from causes that are entirely preventable.A Step In The Right Direction
April 1, 2010 - The last few weeks have been a whirwind for healthcare. Although the bill that left capitol hill wasn't exactly what labor hoped, it's definitely a step in the right direction.Act Now to Preserve COBRA Subsidy
Efforts are under way in Congress to do away with the temporary extensions on legislation that allows laid-off workers to receive help with COBRA health care premiums. The Senate passed a bill to extend the 65 percent subsidy through the end of 2010. The measure is now under debate in the House.Senate Poised to Weigh ‘Fix-it’ Amendments
President Barack Obama signed the controversial $938 billion health care bill into law today, with opponents and advocates still arguing over what the legislation will or will not accomplish. The ceremonial signing follows a 219-212 vote earlier this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, where last-minute deals with moderate Democrats were enough to secure the 216 votes needed to pass the measure.Synopsis of the Health Care Bill (HR 4872)
Section by Section Analysis of HR 4872 (The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010) as prepared by the Committees on Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & LaborMachinists Poll Confirms Excise Tax Opposition
IAM members delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers’ attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform.
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IAM ACTIVIST CENTER- Tell Congress to Vote "No" on Privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority
- Tell President Obama to Drop the Social Security-Slashing 'Chained CPI' from His Budget
- Tell Congress to Vote 'No' on Any Budget that Includes Social Security Cuts, Including the Benefit-Slashing 'Chained CPI' Proposal
- Tell Congress to Avoid Sequestration, Avert Debt Crisis by Creating Jobs
- Tell Congress to Vote 'No' On the SKILLS Act and the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act
- Tell Congress Fair Trade, Not Free Trade, in the TPP
- Tell Congress to pass the RAMP Act
- Tell Congress To Preserve Railroad Retirement
- Tell Congress to Enact a 21st Century Works Progress Administration
- Tell Congress to Take Action on the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Act
- Judge Halts Unfair Pennsylvania Voter ID Law – For Now
- Twin Cities Automotive Lodge 737 celebrates 60th anniversary
- IAM Local Lodge 850 members Hit by Oklahoma Tornado
- Tania Finlayson to Ride 300 Miles in Wheel Chair to Raise Money for Guide Dogs of America
- Machinists Union Comes Home to Atlanta for 125th Anniversary
- NMB Sets Election Dates
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