With just two and a half weeks to go, the IAM and scores of like-minded supporters of One Nation Working Together are ratcheting up their energies and resources for what is expected to be one of the largest public events in decades, the October 2, 2010 March on Washington. In addition to the Machinists Union,
Read moreYou don’t have to tell working families that America’s middle class is shrinking. They already know. But for all the disbelievers and naysayers, an article from the Business Insider provides further proof. A total of 22 staggering stats, to be exact. “The reality is that no matter how smart, how strong, how educated or how
Read moreTen Democratic candidates for state and federal office have joined together to form a coalition focused on job creation and economic growth. The EnergizeUS Coalition promises to bring a green jobs agenda to Washington and their respective state legislatures in hopes of rebuilding America and getting people back to work. “EnergizeUS is the kick in
Read moreNine years ago today, terrorists struck the symbols of America’s global power — the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon. Had not brave men and women fought back, those terrorists might have leveled the White House. There was no lack of everyday heroes on 9/11 or in the days that followed. The IAM lost members
Read moreCourtroom experience and a legally-binding IAM contract combined to bring a multi-million dollar legal victory for the retirees in Local 933 who formerly worked for Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. In the ruling issued this week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an argument by Raytheon and upheld the lower court’s ruling that the
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