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With the health care debate still sagging under the weight of rumors, misunderstandings and outright lies, it is worth examining how the most egregious distortion got its start. In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Oregon Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer describes how his initial proposal requiring Medicare to reimburse for patient-doctor discussions
Read moreMembers of the Local 2766 Negotiating Committee, from left, President Marcus Glover, Ken Mathews, District 75 Directing Business Representative Steve Pridgen, District 75 Business Representative Gary Wills and George Alexander go through a simulated bargaining session with Winpisinger Center instructor Julie Frietchen, right, to prepare for upcoming negotiations with Boeing in Huntsville, AL.
Read moreMidwest Territory GVP Philip J. Gruber this week named Grand Lodge Representative Rod Hoffman to become his Administrative Assistant (AA) when current AA Roger Nauyalis retires on January 1, 2010. Hoffman served as a GLR in the IAM Organizing Department before being transferred to the Midwest Territory in 1995. In 1993, he was appointed to
Read moreIt appears last week’s sobering unemployment numbers have finally jolted lawmakers in Washington to the reality of the nation’s ongoing jobs crisis. In a long overdue move, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now says Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill next year. In addition, President Barack Obama says he’s organizing a White
Read moreThe battle to save more than 1,000 jobs at two Pratt & Whitney plants in Connecticut took a favorable turn this week when a federal judge ruled state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal can join an IAM effort to block the company from moving about 1,000 Connecticut jobs out of state and overseas. In making her
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