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Senate lawmakers voted 60-39 over the weekend to invoke cloture and move directly to debate on health care reform. Deliberations on the bill are expected to begin Monday, November 30th. While the vote marks a major victory for reform advocates, the battle in the Senate has just begun. Additionally, the Senate’s version of health care
Read moreMore than 1,500 cowpokes, cowgirls, rustlers, rounders and buckaroos gathered in Las Vegas, NV, last week for a western-themed benefit to celebrate the work of Guide Dogs of America (GDA). The annual event recognizes IAM locals, districts and individuals who volunteer countless hours of service to raise funds for the non-profit GDA, which breeds, trains
Read moreRecent news reports show stimulus funds are being used to create jobs in China and further decimate the U.S. manufacturing base. Several companies, including General Electric Co. (GE) and Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, have announced a joint venture with China to create a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in Texas. The American companies are
Read moreIAM Local Lodge 48 member Jose Gutierrez (right) of Chicago, received special help through the IAM Union Plus Mortgage Assistance program. Photo courtesy: Josh Sears “You might be out of work for three months,” the doctor told Local 48 member Jose Gutierrez of Chicago. For many working men and women, such a prognosis could
Read moreDistrict 1 raised more than $55,000 at their annual Stewards and Officers Appreciation dinner last week. The dinner has been held each year since 1992 to collect voluntary contributions to support the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL). International President R. Thomas Buffenbarger, GST Warren L. Mart and GVP Richard Michalski joined Eastern Territory GVP Lynn
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