Contents
Who Cares About Us?
This edition of the IAM Journal Online Edition focuses on the November 2, 2004 election. Find out which politicians really care about protecting your family, your community, and your job.
Commentary from IP Tom Buffenbarger
 Given the traumas of the last four years, this election is too important for us to be swayed by polls or ads or sound bites. Think back over the last forty-eight months.
Kerry-Bush: A Clear Choice      
For America’s working families the choice for president is clear. Senator John F. Kerry and President George W. Bush are as different as night and day in their attitude toward those who work for a living
Close Senate Races
The current Senate leadership turned their backs on American workers. They  answered “who cares” with a loud “not us.” Machinists need to support candidates who say, “I care about working families.”
Cleaning House in Washington DC
 The GOP has  a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives as they shut out dissenting views and use strong-arm tactics to pass harmful legislation.
From Maytag to Baghdad
 Staff Sergeant Jim McGovern’s job as a squad leader patrolling battle-scarred roadways around Baghdad is a far cry from the production job he held at Maytag’s refrigerator plant in Galesburg, Illinois.
North America's Might
Delegates to the 36th Grand Lodge Convention set a bold path for growth with a new organizing plan and a call to elect politicians to protect North American jobs.
Noteworthy
Finding Aviation History in Pittsburgh
IAM in Force at Democratic Convention
Overtime on the Line
Kerry On Target with IAM Members

Transportation
Every U.S. worker has good reasons to vote but none have more compelling reasons than unionized airline and railroad employees
Aerospace
 Constant communication, community support and member soliodarity combined to win a new contract for 4,300 IAM members at the Cessna Aircraft Company.