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GOP’s Latest Health Care Plan Takes Aim at Americans with Pre-existing...
Still Contains the Unsavory Parts of the Previous Attempt at “Reform” The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to...
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Growing Gap in Life Expectancy Will Affect Your Earned Retirement Benefits
The growing gap in life expectancy will affect your retirement benefits under the Social Security and Medicare programs and the policies meant to protect them. A new study by the National Bureau of...
View ArticleChicago-Metro Retirees Local Chapter Meeting
Attend an Illinois Alliance local chapter meeting. We will be sharing important information on key state and federal issues and planing local strategies on these issues. This meeting is open to all...
View ArticleSupporting Astronaut Life on Earth
The following post, which highlights IAM District 37 members, originally appeared on NASA’s website. It is reposted here with NASA’s permission. As the home of human space exploration, many people at...
View Article2017 Safety and Health Conference Update
The 2017 Safety and Health Conference Agenda will be available later this month, please keep checking for updates. The post 2017 Safety and Health Conference Update appeared first on IAMAW.
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May 2017 Committee News
Click this icon to view full page The post May 2017 Committee News appeared first on IAMAW.
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Retirees Applaud Budget Deal
Funding for Coal Miners’ Health Care, NIH is just what the Doctor Ordered The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to...
View ArticlePresident Trump’s “Skinny” Budget & Its Impact on Seniors
On March 16, 2017, President Trump sent Congress an outline of his budget for Fiscal Year 2018. The framework, nicknamed the “skinny” budget, dramatically reduces funding for domestic programs,...
View ArticleWorkers Memorial Day Ceremony
Watch the full Workers Memorial Day Ceremony, held at the Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland on April 28, 2017, remembering the IAMAW’s fallen workers. This is the...
View ArticleFriday Deadline for IAM Newsletter and Website Contest Submissions
So you write news stories or build websites for the union. Why not get recognition for your hard work? The entry deadline is May 5, 2017.InformationOfficial Call The IAM Newsletter and Website Contest...
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Honor and Resolve on Workers’ Memorial Day
IAM Safety and Health Project Coordinator Teri McClendon reads the names while Outreach Coordinator Arnett Powell rings a bell honoring those being remembered at the IAM 2017 Workers’ Memorial Program....
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Martinez Calls for International Solidarity at IndustriALL Global Union Meeting
IAM International President Bob Martinez called for solidarity among industrial union leadership in a recent meeting with his peers on the IndustriALL Global Union Executive Committee in Geneva,...
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Why Do We Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
There is no contesting how valuable it is to acknowledge our cultures and to build awareness of our history. Teachers plan lessons around these events. Nonprofits and organizations take advantage of...
View ArticleI.A.M. C.R.E.S.T. DOT Railroad Hazardous Material Enhancement Awareness Train...
IAM District 19 Railroad Members Attend a DOT Train the Trainer Course in Charleston, SC., May 1 – 5, 2017 Charleston S.C. was the site for training 10 new I.A.M. C.R.E.S.T Associate Instructors from...
View ArticleCall Now: American Health Care Act Jeopardizes Working Families
Please call your representative this morning and tell them not to take away health coverage from working families. Our workplace coverage should not be gutted while the wealthy gain tax breaks.Call...
View ArticleTime Running Out to Enter 2017 Photo Contest
InformationOfficial Call (EN)Official Call (FR) This is the official announcement of the 2017 IAM Photography Contest. It is open to all IAM members in good standing. Entries should catch IAM members...
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IAM Headquarters Raises Nearly $7K for March of Dimes
IAM Grand Lodge employees and families once again donated and volunteered their time to support the March of Dimes by raising over $6,900 this year. This is the 16th year the union has sponsored the...
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North Carolina Machinists Raise Money for Local Children’s Hospital
Members who participated in the IAM Local 1725 first annual Union Golf Tournament signed an event poster. Proceeds for the event went to the Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC. More than 100...
View ArticleMachinists Union Responds to Growing Chinese Aerospace Industry
China’s first modern large jet, the C919, manufactured by Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC, is expected to make its maiden flight on Friday. The commercial plane threatens to become...
View Article‘A Blatant Attack on Working Families’: House Passes So-Called Health Care...
The American Health Care Act has narrowly passed the House of Representative by a vote of 217-213. Twenty Republicans joined every House Democrat in opposing the bill. The legislation will now move to...
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