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To date, there have been a long list of studies published on the potential fallout from $109 billion in mandatory sequestration cuts scheduled to hit the government on January 2, 2013. Analysts are now predicting that more than one million jobs could be lost, pushing the unemployment rate back above 10 percent. This week, President
Read moreCurrent and former IAM members and representatives gathered recently to mark the 20th anniversary of the IAM’s headquarters building in Upper Marlboro, MD. See video of the event from the Machinist News Network here. “Twenty years ago, our union relocated its headquarters from 1300 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. to 9000 Machinists Place in Upper
Read moreThis week marks the 47th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The commemoration of the landmark piece of legislation, which outlawed voting discrimination, comes at a time when millions of Americans’ right to vote is once again being threatened. “While we celebrate passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, nearly five million
Read moreThe IAM this week filed a position statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York detailing its objections to a highly controversial proposal by Hawker Beechcraft to pay eight senior executives more than $5.3 million to remain with the company while it undergoes bankruptcy restructuring. Calling the proposed bonuses “unnecessary, unreasonable, excessive, discriminatory and
Read moreOn July 31, nine workers employed by Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The group provides critical support services under a service contract and is responsible for dealing with domestic abuse and assaults involving military families. Each day, this group of powerful women are
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