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The NAACP recently wrapped up a 1000 mile long civil rights march from Alabama to Washington, D.C. Participants called for the protection of the right to vote, a political issue that’s important to IAM members.
Read moreThe Job Corps Training program at TCU/IAM successfully trains and places youth in jobs within the transportation industry. Steve Brando, National Coordinator for Job Corps, talks about the success and importance of the program and how to qualify.
Read moreMillions of middleclass Americans worked hard for, and were promised, good pensions upon retirement. But new legislation, passed by a hostile Republican congress, could severely slash hard earned pension benefits. But union retirees are fighting back with the help of the IAM and pro-labor politicians on Capitol Hill.
Read moreWhen congress returns from summer break, Machinists will be pressuring politicians to improve funding for the Department of Defense. In recent years the DOD has experienced serious sequestration cuts, a budget problem that diminishes American military might and threatens the jobs of IAM members in manufacturing who produce defense products.
Read moreFor years, the founding of Labor Day had been questionable because two men with the same-sounding last name from two different unions took credit. But, there is mounting evidence that Machinist Matthew Maguire, of New Jersey founded Labor Day in 1882. A.F.L. Founder Samuel Gompers, President Grover Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Labor agree.
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