Media Coverage of Florida Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over...
Florida Alliance press release (includes link to the full complaint) Priorities USA challenges Florida voting in light of coronavirus Politico, May 4 Democratic super PAC sues Florida officials over...
View ArticleFlorida Alliance for Retired Americans Sues State of Florida to Remove...
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Today, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and four of its members filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida to protect the...
View ArticleTrump Committed to Gutting Social Security
For Immediate Release Threatens to Veto Any Coronavirus Relief Unless Congress Cuts Social Security’s Dedicated Funding The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the...
View ArticlePresident Trump “Protecting” Seniors, Really?
For Immediate Release The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding President Trump’s anticipated remarks later today about...
View ArticlePennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans Sues Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...
HARRISBURG – Today, the Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans and four of its members filed a lawsuit in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court seeking to protect the rights of older voters during...
View ArticleMedia Coverage of Pennsylvania Alliance for Retired Americans’ Lawsuit Over...
As of April 23, 2020 2 p.m. Pennsylvania Alliance press release (includes link to the full complaint) A key Democratic group is suing to ease Pennsylvania’s vote-by-mail laws The Philadelphia Inquirer,...
View ArticleMichigan Local Honors Fallen Member by Making Masks for IAM Healthcare Heroes
Members of IAM Local 698 had not met an IAM Sister who recently passed from COVID-19, but they knew they wanted to do something in her memory. District Assisting District Business Representative Jeff...
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District 751 Members Step Up to Tackle COVID-19 Crisis
IAM District 751 members in several shops at Boeing in Washington state are motivated to be part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of their production has shifted to 3-D printed face...
View ArticleTell Congress to Protect Our Pensions, Remove the GROW Act from Stimulus Bill
The House plans to vote this Friday evening on the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), another round of much-needed relief to help working people during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this legislation includes many...
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HEROES Act Needs a Real Fix for Pensions – Fighting Back Against United...
HELLO AND WELCOME TO MACHINISTS ON THE HILL, a twice-monthly roundup of legislative advocacy on behalf of IAM members. Produced by: IAM Legislative and Communications Departments HEROES ACT WADES INTO...
View ArticleMachinists Denounce White House’s Attack on Social Security
The IAM and the Alliance for Retired Americans staunchly stand against the Trump administration’s proposal to allow Americans to cut their future Social Security benefits for some quick cash today. The...
View ArticleMachinists Union to Delta and JetBlue: You Are Not Above the Law
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2020 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today reiterated its demand that Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways restore workers’ pay and...
View ArticleDouble the Impact this Week with a GDA Donation
Your generosity will go twice as far when you donate to Guide Dogs of America this week. Every dollar donated will be matched, now through Memorial Day, May 25, 2020. GDA received a match sponsor for...
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Machinists, ULA Mark Successful Milestone for U.S. Space Force
The Machinists Union played a major part in the May 17 successful launch of the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket carrying the U.S. Space Force X-37B autonomous spacecraft to orbit. The launch...
View ArticleU.S. Dependence on Supply Chains in Mexico Exposed by COVID-19
Pentagon officials recently raised serious concerns over disrupted supply chains located in Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IAM has been warning about offshoring components and parts for...
View ArticleCoronavirus Relief Must Put Workers Ahead of Corporate Profits, Machinists Say
The IAM is endorsing a congressional push to put workers—not corporate profits—first and include strict corporate accountability measures in any coronavirus relief aid provided by the U.S. Treasury and...
View ArticleRRB Labor Member: Testing Underway, Enhanced Benefit Payments Expected Before...
A message from John Bragg, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) labor member, released on May 21st, stated that the increased $1,200 in unemployment benefits from the CARES Act will begin to be...
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Chicago IAM Local 701 Members Produce Face Shields for COVID-19 First Responders
Members of Chicago IAM Local 701 who save lives everyday by producing police, fire and tornado sirens around the world, are taking their essential jobs one step further to aid in the COVID-19 crisis....
View ArticleA Conversation with EAP Director, Bryan Hutchinson
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View ArticleIAM Postpones 40th Grand Lodge Convention
The IAM released a notice advising that the 40th IAM Grand Lodge Convention has been rescheduled for September 12-17, 2021, in San Diego, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel. The notice also...
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