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If there is a bright side to the GOP government shutdown, it may be the decision by the House Education and the Workforce Committee to postpone an October 10 hearing to consider “pension reform” and changes to laws governing the nation’s multi-employer pension plans. Unfortunately, the ominously titled hearing; “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How
Read moreWith fall festivities in full swing, Machinists in California were determined to take part by participating in events for a good cause. On October 5, 2013, at Hagen Park in Rancho Cordova, CA, the 14th Annual Sacramento Classic Auto Show raised in excess of $23,000 for Guide Dogs of America (GDA). With 180 entries, good
Read moreParalegals Ellen Campbell, left, and Carol Sanborn, right, helped negotiate a contract with their employer, a Topsham, ME law firm that specializes in labor law. With more than 5,000 contracts covering workers in dozens of major industries, the IAM is recognized as one of the most diversified labor unions in North America. But a recent
Read moreContinued funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is essential to a strong economy and national defense, says an op-ed written by IAM District 725, Huntington Beach, CA, Organizing Director Brian Miller in the Hanford Sentinel. “With Congress soon to debate cuts mandated in the congressional budget sequester, many believe deep cuts to defense
Read moreIAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, left, Automotive Director Boysen Anderson, second from right, and International President Tom Buffenbarger, right, present retired IAM District 15 Assistant Directing Business Representative Mike Walsh, second from left, with the first-ever R. Thomas Buffenbarger Journeyman Award. IAM District 15 Assistant Directing Business Representative Mike Walsh, a 47-year IAM member,
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