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Advanced Leadership Class Hits the Road
High winds, driving rain and the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida weren’t enough to deter a bus load of Advanced Leadership participants who traveled from the Winpisinger Center in Southern Maryland to Jenkintown, PA, to support an IAM organizing drive at SPS Technologies.NMB Rule Change is Historic Opportunity for Unions
With the looming prospect of additional consolidation in the airline industry, workers at United, Continental and all carriers need to understand how a rule change proposed by National Mediation Board (NMB) would dramatically increase their chances of retaining their contracts, retirement benefits and seniority rights.Trumka Puts Spotlight on JOBS
Echoing the IAM’s months-long JOBS Now! campaign, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka and a coalition of labor and civil rights leaders today announced they will push the White House and Congress for urgent action to address the ongoing jobs crisis.IAM Makes the Case for Airline Regulation
In remarks delivered at a forum convened by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. reaffirmed the IAM’s long-standing position that today’s airline industry is a casualty of lax regulation and failed market policies that have sucked the life out of a once proud, efficient and stable industry.Washington Wakes Up to Jobs Crisis
It appears last week’s sobering unemployment numbers have finally jolted lawmakers in Washington to the reality of the nation’s ongoing jobs crisis.Court Rules for Connecticut AG in Pratt Jobs Fight
The battle to save more than 1,000 jobs at two Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut took a favorable turn this week when a federal judge ruled state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can join an IAM effort to block the company from moving about 1,000 Connecticut jobs out of state and overseas.A Word, Mr. President
If I were a close adviser of President Obama’s, I would say to him, “Mr. President, you have two urgent and overwhelming tasks in front of you: to put Americans trapped in this terrible employment crisis back to work and to put the brakes on your potentially disastrous plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.”U.S. Jobless Rate is Worst in 26 Years
Unemployment in the U.S. climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, prompting IAM President Tom Buffenbarger to liken the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’IAM Talks Tech Careers with Maryland Students
Instructors and staff from the William Winpisinger Center showcased high-tech union careers at the 2nd annual Youth In Technology Summit, held October 31, 2009, in La Plata, MD.Renowned Economist Offers Recession Prescription
With more than 31 million Americans still facing rising unemployment, poverty and foreclosures, PBS host Bill Moyers interviewed renowned economist James Galbraith, professor of economics at the University of Texas, about how to get the U.S. out of the current economic crisis.No Limits
November 10, 2009 - The IAM hopes the No Limits orgnization of more than 30,000 members will join them in the fight to turn around America's Job crisis.
Remarks by R. Thomas Buffenbarger at the No Limits Public Policy Conference
On the heels of news that U.S. unemployment had climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, the president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today likened the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’It’s ‘Midnight in America’ says IAM President
Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009 – On the heels of news that U.S. unemployment had climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, the president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today likened the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’
It’s ‘Midnight in America’ says IAM President
It’s ‘Midnight in America’ says IAM President
Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009 – On the heels of news that U.S. unemployment had climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, the president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today likened the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’
Stimulus Program Shows Initial Results
The $787 stimulus package passed earlier this year is being credited with creating or saving over 640,000 jobs, most in education and construction. A great start, says IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, but far from the kind of recovery American families are in need of now.Lounsbury Machinists Ink New Deal with Chevy Dealer
Members of Local 2418 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, have ratified a new collective agreement with Lounsbury Chevrolet. The three-year agreement provides wage increases of two per cent in the first year retroactive to September 1, 2009 and two six-month increases of one per cent in each of the remaining two years.NMB Proposes Election Changes for Air, Rail Workers
The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week took the first step toward overhauling the union representation election rules for air and rail workers in the United States.NMB Proposes Election Changes for Air, Rail Workers
The National Mediation Board (NMB) this week took the first step toward overhauling the union representation election rules for air and rail workers in the United States.The Geography of a Recession
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 31 million people currently unemployed.Arizona Members Ratify New Contract with Raytheon
Nearly three quarters of the membership of Local 933 in Tucson, AZ, turned out for a contract ratification vote on October 31 and approved a three-year accord with Raytheon Missile Systems by an overwhelming margin. The new agreement covers more than 1,700 workers and runs through 2012.Arizona Members Ratify New Contract with Raytheon
Nearly three quarters of the membership of Local 933 in Tucson, AZ, turned out for a contract ratification vote on October 31 and approved a three-year accord with Raytheon Missile Systems by an overwhelming margin. The new agreement covers more than 1,700 workers and runs through 2012.Bye Bye Boeing
November 3, 2009 - It's not good news for the people of Puget Sound. Instead of opening a new 787 production line in Washington state, Boeing has opted to build a new facility in South Carolina.THIS MONTH'S TIP
Am I Alone? |
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The Devastating Psychological Impact of Unemployment and
Society’s Moral Responsibility
Perhaps the most prevalent feeling the newly unemployed experiences is that of loneliness. Even if we are the victims of a major layoff in which many other coworkers leave at the same time, each of us deeply feels a sense of loss way down in our soul. Loss of who we are -- getting up each morning and having a place of employment to go to is gone -- and often times our sense of identity goes with it. Loss of our jobs not only has a detrimental economic effect, but can crush our psyche as well. Our perceived self worth is often times intrinsically connected to our titles and what we accomplish through our jobs - taking good care of our families by providing them a roof over their head, food to eat, clothing and having the extra money to do fun things together; solving problems and issues at work and being a valued member of the team; feeling like a productive member of society.
If Not Now
Union members must increasingly fight to keep employers from cutting back on health care benefits or raising premiums. Now, the national debate on health care could make Congress provide real solutions to the problems of health care coverage in America. If not now, when?
Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay?
BY JOSHUA COOPER RAMO
The American economy is shedding jobs. Can we fix it?
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IAM ACTIVIST CENTER- Tell Congress to Support Real Health Care Reform
- Tell Congress to Support Public Option
- Tell Senate to Extend Unemployment Benefits
- Tell Congress to Support a 2.9 Percent Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees in Fiscal Year 2010
- Tell Congress America Needs JOBS Now!
- Oppose Taxing Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits
- Tell Congress to Support the Employee Free Choice Act
- Tell Congress to Support Fair Trade, HR 3012
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