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Former astronaut and retired U.S. Senator John Glenn joins Neil Armstrong and a score of other legendary astronauts in voicing concern over the United States’ plan to end its space program. MSNBC reports that Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, believes continuing the program is the best use of taxpayer money, rather than paying
Read moreThe U.S. won the coveted title of “worldwide leader in manufacturing output” last year, say researchers. We may even win this year. But a new report by IHS Global Insight, a U.S.-based economic consulting firm, shows China is slated to take the crown by 2011. The report shows the value of goods produced by China’s
Read moreDistrict 54 President and DBR T. Dean Wright, Jr. goes over organizing material with local officers and organizing committee members attending the District’s organizing seminar. Taking the “whatever-it-takes” cue expressed by IAM President Tom Buffenbarger at the 2010 National Staff Conference, District Lodge 54 in Cleveland, OH conducted an organizing seminar at the Local 1297
Read moreRetired IAM National Pension Fund Coordinator Jim Lautar recently received the 2010 “Legacy Award” from the Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO. The award was presented at their “Salute to Leadership” awards dinner held in Baltimore, MD. It recognizes Lautar’s dedicated service in the labor movement fighting for workers’ rights for more than 30
Read moreTwo IAM family members are among the winners of the 2010 Union Plus Scholarship awards program. From the more than 5,000 applications submitted this year, 121 students representing 42 unions were awarded a total of $150,000 in scholarships. The IAM winners, both receiving $1,000 scholarships, are Lynda Meheula, whose husband, Lee, is a member of
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