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Senate to Vote on F-22 Raptor Funding Soon In a critical vote for the future of the F-22 Raptor program, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to take action on the 2010 Defense Authorization bill, S. 1930, that includes funding for seven additional F-22’s. Some Senators are certain to offer an amendment that will strip funding
Read moreMachinists Renew Call for Second Stimulus In a four-page letter to President Barack Obama, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger made a strong case for a second economic stimulus program that would generate millions of jobs in the critical manufacturing sector. Citing the successful programs employed by Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression, Buffenbarger called for an
Read moreMachinists Urge Far Reaching Industrial Policy The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) began a new chapter in its 121-year history with the installation of new officers, members of the Law Committee and delegates to the AFL-CIO and Canadian Labour Congress in a ceremony at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD. The new
Read moreIAM Files for Representation Election at AirTran The IAM this week announced it filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold a representation election for more than 2,000 fleet service, passenger service and reservation employees of Orlando-based AirTran Airways. “The two main issues driving this campaign are respect and wages,” said Transportation
Read moreDUI Conviction May Prevent Travel to Canada In addition to having a current U.S. passport, IAM members from the United States planning to attend the 2009 Communications Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, should be aware that Canada may restrict entry to persons who have been convicted of minor offenses in any country, including shoplifting, theft,
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