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Join the Fight for Truckers’ and Loggers’ Rights The IAM campaign to win better wages and working conditions for non-union log truck operators in Washington took a major step forward on Jan. 24 with the filing of HB 3227, legislation that would establish a system of collective bargaining for timber cutters and log haulers in
Read moreNorthwest Log Truckers Vote to Pursue IAM Affiliation By an overwhelming majority, members of the 500-strong Northwest Log Truckers Cooperative voted Jan. 21 to authorize their board of directors to develop a proposal that could lead to an historic affiliation with the IAM. The effort by non-union log truck operators to join forces the Machinists
Read moreAFL-CIO President Rips Outsourcing as ‘Suicidal’ In a wide-ranging address before reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney renewed the federation’s call for universal health care, increases in the minimum wage and an end to the rampant outsourcing of U.S. jobs to low-wage foreign countries. Sweeney also predicted the Employee
Read moreGulf Coast Hurricane Survivors Honored Dozens of IAM members in Louisiana and Mississippi whose lives were turned upside down by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita gathered last week in Picayune, MS to mourn their losses, share experiences and draw strength from each other for the challenges ahead. “There are brothers and sisters here today who
Read moreMachinists Continue Strike at Boeing After requesting a meeting with IAM Aerospace Coordinators, the Boeing Company then balked at restarting formal negotiations over issues that led to a strike at Boeing space and defense facilities in Florida, Alabama and California. According to a bulletin by Aerospace Coordinators John Crowdis, Frank Santos and Dick Schneider, Boeing
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