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January 26, 2006 – The Bush administration is refusing to allow key officials to testify in the Senate investigation over the government’s response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Federal officials appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee are claiming they were instructed by the White House not to answer questions about their
Read moreJoin the Fight for Truckers’ and Loggers’ Rights The IAM campaign to win better wages and working conditions for non-union log truck operators in Washington took a major step forward on Jan. 24 with the filing of HB 3227, legislation that would establish a system of collective bargaining for timber cutters and log haulers in
Read moreJanuary 24, 2006 – IAM members at Northwest Airlines are preparing to vote on a settlement proposal that rejects a two-tier wage schedule, preserves thousands of jobs and provides a defined benefit pension plan in place of the 401(k) replacement plan sought by the airline. The proposed 4-year contract also preserves cargo jobs in 10
Read moreNorthwest Log Truckers Vote to Pursue IAM Affiliation By an overwhelming majority, members of the 500-strong Northwest Log Truckers Cooperative voted Jan. 21 to authorize their board of directors to develop a proposal that could lead to an historic affiliation with the IAM. The effort by non-union log truck operators to join forces the Machinists
Read moreAFL-CIO President Rips Outsourcing as ‘Suicidal’ In a wide-ranging address before reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney renewed the federation’s call for universal health care, increases in the minimum wage and an end to the rampant outsourcing of U.S. jobs to low-wage foreign countries. Sweeney also predicted the Employee
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