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Thousands of immigrant families, advocates and union members rallied in support of an immigration law that would treat undocumented Americans with respect. Union members joined immigrant families and advocates for immigration reform at a rally in Washington, DC, last month, calling for a sensible solution toward naturalizing approximately 11 million undocumented Americans. “We will pass
Read moreTaking part in a May 5, 1948 event celebrating the IAM’s 60th anniversary, members of Tom Talbot’s extended family gather in the locomotive pit where it all began in 1888. IAM founder Tom Talbot at age 19 in 1868. Sunday, May 5, 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Read moreArticles in the April issue include: President Obama’s Budget Proposal Invests in America – but Threatens Social Security Sequestration Cuts Start to Take Hold IAM Launches an Organizing Campaign at Jeld-Wen An Afghanistan War Veteran Fights Back from Brain Injury Amtrak Requests a Smaller Operating Budget and More Capital Investment US Airways Mechanic and Related
Read moreAmong those who took part in this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day remembrance of IAM members killed on the job was Shawn and Deanna Woedl, whose brother, Local 447 member Carl “Rock” Root, 45, died on April 3, 2013 in a workplace accident. With the workplace tragedies of West, Texas and Bangladesh still fresh in the
Read moreIn a letter to President Barack Obama, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger urged the president to help prevent deep cuts to working Americans’ hard-earned pension benefits. “On behalf of the IAM, I write to express our strong opposition to the proposal being advanced by some in the multiemployer pension community,” wrote Buffenbarger. “Some poorly-run multiemployer plans
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