Quick links+
The 2011 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for October 15-18 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Registration will take place Saturday, October 15, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and again on Sunday morning from 8:00 to 9:00. The Conference begins Sunday, October 16, at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude no
Read moreFrom left, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, General Secretary-Treasurer Warren Mart and General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. at the IAM Transportation Conference after the announcement that GVP Roach will succeed GST Mart after Mart retires. In keeping with the IAM tradition of reaching into the ranks for leadership and experience, International President Tom Buffenbarger
Read moreThe ongoing FAA shutdown that has caused furloughs of thousands of FAA employees and threatens nearly 90,000 construction workers will continue through much of August because House GOP leaders decided summer vacation was more important than airline safety. House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) has stalled the FAA Reauthorization bill in a game of
Read moreArmy Air Force veterans who flew with all-black 99th Pursuit Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group during WW II were honored this week at the 40th annual gathering of the Tuskegee Airmen in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most significant developments in U.S. civil rights history; the 1941
Read moreInstead of addressing the real economic crisis taking place in the homes of everyday Americans, Washington has instead chosen to ignore it and continuously distract the American public with fake political crises of their own, says members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council is a statement released Wednesday. “The United States is in a continuing and
Read more