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The country is in crisis. Unemployment is still hovering at 9 percent, income inequality has soared to record levels, and 46 million — one in six — Americans are living in poverty. Meanwhile, corporate taxes are at their lowest level in 50 years. Some corporations like General Electric didn’t pay a single dollar in taxes
Read moreIAM President Tom Buffenbarger (center) joins Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey (left) and George Mason University Professor Dr. Stephen S. Fuller (right) in press conference on importance of U.S. aerospace jobs. The IAM joined forces with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to denounce
Read moreThe IAM, TCU and a coalition of nine other rail unions and rail carrier representatives have wrapped up a week of hearings before a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) in Washington, D.C. The parties are now waiting for the PEB’s written recommendations for settlement of the contract dispute between the unions and the nation’s Class 1
Read moreThe IAM’s newest communications tool, the IAM App, will be available to download Tuesday, November 1, 2011. The application will enable IAM members to read the new, digital version of the IAM Journal on their smart phones and tablets. Through the tool, members will also be able to take immediate action on important legislative issues,
Read moreAny alleged benefits from the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS), which was signed into law last week by President Barack Obama will certainly come at a high cost. In addition to the 159,000 lost American jobs predicted by economists, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the trade agreement will cost the United States approximately $7
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