Cover
Story Losing
it All Unemployment soared and manufacturing jobs in North America were wiped out in record numbers, yet Congress did nothing to help workers in danger of losing everything they have. IAM members across North America tell how it feels to be losing it all. |
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Countdown
at United IAM-represented workers at United Airlines have weathered a maze of Railway Labor Act negotiations, failed buyouts, court injunctions, and interference by the Bush Administration in their two-year battle with UAL management. |
Honoring
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Keeping the dream alive, IAM members join fellow AFL-CIO members and civil rights activists in Miami, Florida to honor Dr. King's legacy. |
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Big
Year in Aerospace Negotiations Aerospace giants have raked in record profits, but how will workers fare in this year's round of major aerospace industry bargaining? |
Legislative The While House and a divided Congress face daunting challenges: dealing with a full agenda of legislative issues while tiptoeing through the political minefields of a looming election cycle. |
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Transportation 'Rogue' Fed Panel Proposes Amtrak Breakup Railroad Retirees Welcome Benefit Boost IAM Opposes merger at Aloha-Hawaiian |
Noteworthy AFL-CIO Convention Honors SFO Organizing project Las Vegas Auto Techs Targeted Nino's Restaurant: Serving Workers at Ground Zero |
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Winners
of the IAM Photo Contest The IAM held a union-wide photography contest in 2001. Contestants shot pictures of IAM members on the job. The winning entries appear in Working 2002, the IAM calendar. |
2001
Newsletter & Website Competition Once each year, IAM newsletter editors and webstewards have a chance to make the news instead of just reporting it. The occasion would be the awards presentation at the annual Communications Conference. |
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Video on Demand With news breaking at internet speed, the IAM offers a new way to stay current, video-on-demand on its web site. “Members want the latest news. Video-on-demand lets them watch the news at their convenience,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. |
America's
Most Pressing Issues To see what working families want done, the IAM is conducting an in-depth issue survey. This online survey will ask IAM members to rank the domestic and foreign policy issues that directly impact their lives. |
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