US Sister of the Month August, 2007 Lisa “Lee” Carter Lisa “Lee” Carter is a 4-year member of the IAM and has served as Chairperson for LL 706 for the past 2 years. As Chairperson for LL 706, Sister Lee serves as a liaison between the members of her lodge and BNSF Railroad and is
Read moreIAM Members Can Vote in Online Presidential Poll Beginning today, IAM members can visit GOIAM.org (http://www.goiam.org/content.cfm?cID=10949) and vote for the presidential candidate they would like to see win their party’s nomination. The poll comes weeks ahead of the IAM’s “Conversations with the Candidates,” in which both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will appear before nearly
Read moreKourpias Honored at Transportation Conference Delegates to the 2007 Transportation Conference celebrated retired International President George Kourpias’ work on the Northwest Airlines Board of Directors. Air Transport District 143 and Northwest Airlines each presented tributes to Kourpias, who was unable to attend the conference due to an illness. “George Kourpias advanced the labor movement for
Read moreTransportation Conference Delegates Set Course Building on the success of the 2007 Transportation Day of Action, nearly 500 Transportation Department delegates and guests kicked of the IAM’s 2007 IAM Transportation Conference today in Las Vegas, NV. International President Tom Buffenbarger spoke about the IAM’s historic endorsement of one Democrat and one Republican candidate in the
Read moreFree Book a Wealth of Information for Women The Heinz Family Philanthropies and The Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) have published “What Women Need to Know About Retirement,” a 78-page e-book, available free at www.womensretirement.org. The book contains information on retirement savings, Medicare, long-term care and features a chapter on unexpected events that
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