Cover Story  Skyrocketing health care costs are causing Premium Shock for members and employers. The IAM Journal looks at what's causing the increases and what can be done to change America's health care system. «What's Driving Up Health Care Costs? «Battle Lines Are Being Drawn «Negotiating Across a Continental Divide «Leapfrog The Competition «Malignancy of the McCarran Act

Interview with Nancy Pelosi            The new Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives talks about creating jobs and finding solutions to rising health care costs.

Trade Deals Fuel Record Deficits America's trade deficit hit a record high last year thanks to misguided free trade agreements like NAFTA. Now they want to expand NAFTA with the Free Trade Area of the Americas.

A Roadmap For New Initiatives Eight years ago, the IAM created the first of three Blue Ribbon Commissions. The first two commissions became a blueprint for innovative change within the IAM. The report from the most recent commission is expected to do the same.

Going to the Mat With General Electric The IAM opens negotiations with General Electric Corporation. Health care costs, job security and pension protection tops the list of members' concerns.

IAM Scholarship Winners Winners of the 2003 IAM Scholarship Competition. IAM Scholarship 2004 Guidelines Information about the 2004 Competition.

Noteworthy Workers Memorial Service Honors Fallen Members IAM Mourns Union Leader Bill Hubbell Machinists March on Maytag to Keep Jobs in USA Victory Near at Taylor Machine

Transportation Snow Job: CEO Taps into Treasury U.S. Airlines: Here Today,Here Tomorrow Solving Mysteries at the NTSB