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Machinists Endorse Trumka Team to Lead AFL-CIO The IAM announced this week it will support Richard Trumka, Liz Shuler and Arlene Holt Baker in their bids to lead the 10-million member AFL-CIO. “Rich Trumka is much more than just the most powerful speaker in the labor movement today,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “He is
Read moreAerospace Members Focus on JOBS Now! Amid one of the most turbulent times in the aerospace industry’s history, delegates from across North America gathered in San Diego, CA, for the 2009 IAM Aerospace Conference to focus on keeping and creating good-paying jobs, increasing organizing efforts and preparing for the future in the aerospace industry. “
Read moreNAACP 100th Anniversary Convention in Full Swing One hundred years of service continues this week as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) holds its 100th anniversary convention in New York City with theme “Bold Dreams-Big Victories.” The NAACP was founded in 1909 in New York City. More than five-thousand attendees, both
Read moreSenate 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
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