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The 2013 IAM Automotive Conference is scheduled for Oct. 1 to 4, 2013, at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Automotive Coordinator Boysen Anderson will chair the conference, which will focus on new approaches to expanding IAM automotive membership in North America. The deadline for making hotel reservations is Aug. 30.
Read moreThe IAM welcomes President Obama’s nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as head of the U.S. Department of Transportation. As Mayor of North Carolina’s “Queen City,” Foxx succeeded in expanding and improving Charlotte’s transit infrastructure as a way to grow the economy. The investment, one of the largest in the city’s transportation history, continues to
Read moreThousands 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
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