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Trumpcare – Latest Proposal and its Impact on Seniors
Republicans will vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the week of September 25th. If it passes, more than 32 million Americans will lose health coverage. The bill...
View ArticleIAM Members Affected by Hurricane Maria
IAM members in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been slammed by two powerful hurricanes in the last two weeks (Irma and Maria). IAM members in the affected areas are facing a long and...
View ArticleIAM Locals come together before upcoming ULA negotiations
A trio of local lodges from Alabama, Florida and California sent representatives to the William W. Winpisinger Center recently for an intensive week of training in preparation for upcoming contract...
View ArticleIAM Supports Medicare for All; Oppose Cassidy-Graham plan to repeal the...
IAM International President Bob Martinez issued the following statement on the Machinists Support of Medicare for All Act of 2017 and sent letter to every U.S. senator voicing IAM’s opposition to the...
View ArticleTransportation Local Lodges Continue to Donate to Disaster Relief Fund
Two more Transportation Local Lodges have recently passed motions to donate to the IAM Disaster Relief Fund. Local Lodge 914 will donate $30,000 and Local Lodge 498 will contribute $10,000. Both locals...
View ArticleLatest GOP Attempt at a “Health Plan” Worst Yet
Older Americans Would be Hard Hit The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the...
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IAM Donates $2k to Horicon, Wisconsin Veteran Event
IAM Local 873 Plant Committeeman Bryan Trotter, center, presents organizers for the Horicon Marsh Veterans Hunt in Horicon, WI with a $2,000 donation on behalf of the International Association of...
View ArticleActing for Impaired Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
According to Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) policy, every annuitant has the right to manage his or her own benefits. However, when physical or mental impairments make a railroad retirement annuitant...
View ArticleRailroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Will Increase Due to Adjusted...
Beginning October 1, 2017, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will reduce railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits by 6.6 percent, down from the current 6.9 percent reduction, as...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment for Members Covered Under the Railroad Employees National...
Members will be receiving materials in the mail in the near future which will provide details of the 2018 Open Enrollment. During the period of October 1 until October 31, 2017, members can securely...
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GVP Pantoja Honors Members at DL 142 Biennial Convention
GVP Sito Pantoja and District Lodge 142 President Dave Supplee last week honored two IAM members at the District Lodge 142 Biennial Convention. Ron Miller and Chic Kavros were presented awards for...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Some Football? It’s Game Time for Guide Dogs of America!
Every road team needs a place to stay. The clock is ticking for the Guide Dogs of America 37th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet. Don’t forget to make your reservations by October 13th to...
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New York Machinists Set to Take on Constitutional Convention
Machinists flooded the New York State AFL-CIO in Albany to attend a training session for union members, officers, and staff on labor’s opposition to a constitutional convention. On November 7, New...
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Second Chances
The statistics are alarming. According to the Department of Corrections, the rate of female incarceration in Oklahoma is the highest in the nation, which is almost double the national average. In 2015,...
View ArticleHelp Still Needed for IAM Members Affected by Hurricanes
As IAM members and other residents in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands begin their recovery from hurricanes Irma and Maria, they join tens of thousands still reeling from storms Harvey and Irma...
View ArticleOregon Precision Castparts Welders Vote IAM Yes
On September 22, nearly 100 workers at Precision Castparts in Portland, OR voted to join the IAM. The company makes heavy-duty metal components for airplanes, generators and other industrial products....
View ArticleActivists Stop Graham-Cassidy Health Care Tax on Older Americans in its Tracks
Vulnerable Citizens Dodge another GOP Senate Bullet The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Senate Majority Leader...
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October is Breast Cancer Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month first was observed in the United States in 1985. In the US October is referred to as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 2011, approximately 230,000 cases of...
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September Young Workers Program in Full Swing
The Young Machinists Program for September is in full swing. Yesterday we have the pleasure of working with students from the TCU/IAM Job Corp program. Members shared why the union is so important and...
View ArticleTax Cuts Aim to Help Those Making at least $400,000 Annually, Corporations
Trump Plan Paves the Way for Medicare, Medicaid Cuts The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, on the so-called tax reform plan...
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