Mobilize for Health Care Reform Starts Nov. 5

Thursday, November 5th will start the largest mobilization of members, families and friends to generate phone calls to U.S. Senators around a single issue—HEALTH CARE REFORM—ever organized by the AFL-CIO and its allies.

Support Grows for Public Option

A new Washington Post-ABC News survey on health care reform shows support for the public option is rising.

Flawed Health Care Legislation Advances in Senate

The IAM, along with 26 other unions, voiced its opposition to the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill by sponsoring a full-page ad printed in The Washington Post, USA Today and Capitol Hill newspapers Wednesday.

A Matter of Life and Death in Canada

Among the biggest lies circulating in the current health care debate is the gross distortion of universal health care in Canada, which has provided free health care for all citizens since 1961.

A Matter of Life and Death in Canada

Among the biggest lies circulating in the current health care debate is the gross distortion of universal health care in Canada, which has provided free health care for all citizens since 1961.

Taxing Union Health Care Benefits?

On Sept. 16, Senator Baucus (D-MT), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, released a deeply flawed health care reform bill that fails to meet the most basic promise of health care reform, and threatens to shift more costs to employees represented by labor unions.

Obama Delivers Ringing Appeal for Health Care Reform

Speaking before a rare joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama pressed lawmakers for an end to the “bickering” and for immediate action in passing comprehensive health care reform.

President Speaks At Labor Day Event

"FIRED UP! ... READY TO GO!" Words from President Obama's speech pumps up the crowd at this years Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic.

Affordable Healthcare

In today's uncertain economic climate, issues surrounding health care in the United States are a top priority. Americans spend more on health care than any other country in the world and too many Americans can’t get the affordable care they need when they fall ill.

The High Price of Doing Nothing

If right wing radio demagogues and insurance industry lobbyists succeed in killing health care legislation, the average employer-sponsored premium for family coverage could rise from $12,298 in 2008 to $23,842 by 2020, according to a new study by the longtime charity organization, The Commonwealth Fund.

Canadian Health Care Professionals Join Machinists

Technicians employed by LifeLabs Laboratories in Toronto, ON, are the latest in a growing number of Health Care professionals to join the ranks of the IAM.