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• The American Dream
  What's the American dream? For IAM members, it's having a good paying job, providing a safe and secure retirement and the ability to care for their family.  It's the pride and skills they have and the partnership they share with companies who believe in products and services made in the USA.  The American dream is their IAM contract. […]
• It's About Family
  The men and women of the Machinist Union too Capitol Hill this month during the IAM's Legislative Conference to let congress know it's working families that matter! […]
• Legislative Conference: Lobbying on Capitol Hill
  Two out of four afternoons of the IAM Legislative Conference are spent lobbying on Capitol Hill.  Machinists from all over the country met with their representatives to talk about issues important to working families.  This video features members who met with Rep. Rick Larsen of Washington State and Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas. […]
• Andrea's Guardian Angel
  Originally aired in February, 2012. For Machinist Andrea Gorman, social security has always been sort of a guardian angel in her life. […]
• IAM and TWU to Jointly Represent 30,000 at American Airlines
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C., May 14, 2013 - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) today announced a partnership to jointly represent nearly 30,000 ground workers at the "new" American Airlines following the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. This […]
• Employment and Unemployment
  March 2013   The unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5% in April. The unemployment rate is a broad, though somewhat crude measure of how workers are faring in the economy. It does not count discouraged workers, nor does it measure under-employment (for example, workers who want a full-time job but can only find part-time work). Making these adjustments […]
• Employment and Earnings
  April 2013   The unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5% in April, and total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 165,000. Employment grew in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care.   EMPLOYMENT (IN THOUSANDS): Industry This Month (April) Last Month (March) % Change Total Private Sector 11 […]
• Flying Into The Future
  At this year's Aerospace Conference it was a time to gather the highly skilled men and women of the IAM to map out plans to keep workers and this industry on top. […]
• Remembering Fallen IAM Members
  Earlier this week, the IAM held its annual workers' memorial service at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. Beautiful handcrafted bricks were peacefully placed in honor of 12 loyal Machinists who passed. […]
• President's Budget Proposal Invests in America, but Threatens Social Security
  View the web edition of the IAM Journal April 2013 President's Budget Proposal Invests in America, But Threatens Social Security Sequestration Cuts Start to Take Hold lAM Launches Organizing Campaign at Jeld-Wen Afghan War Veteran Fights Back From Brain Injury Amtrak Requests Smaller Operating Budget, More Capital Investment US Airways Mechanics and Rel […]