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Election
Results
Negotiators
– Robert
Hunt, Joe
Kniep, Rick
Greene,
Juice Bruner
Trustees
– Linda
Callen,
Joe Ewers,
Paul Garrett
Ks. State
Council
– Tim Franta,
Shelly Smith,
Shaun Junkins
Auditors
– Jason
Claybrook,
Doris Moore,
Linda Ligons
Leadership
I
– Doris
Moore, Kurt
Holtz, Rick
Greene -
2
people tied
-
Jason Claybrook
and Charles
Williams.
At
the January
2012 monthly
meeting
there will
be a coin
toss to
break the
tie.
Train-the-Trainer
– Linda
Ligons,
Nancy Oliver The
winners
names appear
in the order
as they
are listed
on the ballot
and not
by who received
the most
votes.
Needy
Family
Christmas
Raffle
Prize
Winners
Congratulations
to all
the
winners.
View a
list of
the
prizes
and
who won
the
prizes.
Boeing Studying
Future of
Wichita
Site
By Molly
McMillin
posted in
The Wichita
Eagle
Tuesday
November
22nd, 2011
Live
United
United
Way is
about
coming
together
as a
community
and
taking a
stand.
Let’s
face it,
these
are
tough
times.
Good
thing
we’re
tough
people.
Live
United
United
Way is
about
coming
together
as a
community
and
taking a
stand.
Let’s
face it,
these
are
tough
times.
Good
thing
we’re
tough
people.
Let's
Face It.
We can
do
something
together.
Occupy
Wall
Street
Held a
rally
Saturday
October
15th,
2011.
View a
short
slide
show
of the
rally.
Breaking
Faith
With
Jobless
Americans
Over An
Applause
Line
By R.
Thomas
Buffenbarger
Re-printed
from the
Chicago
Tribune
September
30, 2011
Read the
full
article
about
President
Obama's
repeated
attacks
on
corporate
jets.
Have You
Heard
Read the
latest
communication
from the
IAM's
communication
dept. on
never
forgetting
the
aftermath
of 9/11
Why
Unions
Are
Still
Important
by Hilda
L.
Solis,
U.S.
Secretary
of
Labor.
Posted
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Labor
Day
Sept. 5,
2011
"Union"
is a
simple
word
with a
powerful
impact —
when
workers
unify,
they get
a little
more
leverage
to
bargain.
They can
collectively
ask for
fairer
wages
and
safer
working
conditions.
They
have a
better
chance
at
entering
and
staying
in the
middle
class.
Picnic
Honors
Wichita-Area
Workers
For
Linda
Ligons,
Labor
Day
won't be
a
welcome
break —
it'll be
yet
another
day off
work.
View the
full
article
along
with a
couple
of
pictures
from the
annual
Labor
Day
Picnic
held at
the
Machinists
hall on
Saturday
September
3rd,
2011
"The Air
Capital
of the
World." August
19, 2011
-
Wichita,
Kansas
is
called
the air
capital
of the
world
for good
reason.
Because
this is
where
aerospace
lives
and
thrives....
Final
Contract
Summary Here is
the
final
contract
summary
that was
released
to the
shop
floor
Summary
of
Benefits Here is
a
summary
of
benefits
for both
Blue
Cross/Blue
Shield
of
Kansas
and
Preferred
Plus of
Kansas
BCBS
PPK
Politicians,
Business
Leaders,
Aviation
Workers
Protest
Obama's
Comments
on
Business
Jets.
Watch a
video of
Steve
Rooney
DBR
District
70 IAMAW
with his
remarks
on
Wednesday
July
20th,
2011
news
conference
supporting
Wichita
workers.
Video
courtesy
KAKE TV.
Read
what the
local
news
media
are
saying
and
watch
videos
of
today’s
protest.
Wichita
Eagle
KSN
Channel
3
KAKE
Channel
10
KWCH
Channel
12
Current
and
Emerging
Issues View Bills Currently Before
Congress and read descriptions about each bill.
New Kansas
Workers
Compensation
Law-Effective
May 15,
2011
Gov. Brownback
just signed
into law
significant
changes
in the Kansas
Workers’
Compensation
Act.
These changes
will be
effective
on May 15,
2011, and
will apply
to all injuries
occurring
after that
day. Most
of the changes
are adverse
to injured
workers,
especially
older workers
who may
have preexisting
conditions.
As your
Union attorneys,
we are trying
to provide
this information
to Union
members
before the
law changes.
Tom Hammond
"There
Was a Time
In This
Country..."
-- Reverend
Kiley Delivers
Labor's
Invocation
Check out
this powerful
video.
Stop The
Jet
Bashing
Read an
article
printed
in the
Sunday
July 10th,
2011
Wichita
Eagle.
Rally
to Save
the
American
Dream
In
solidarity
with the
unions
in
Wisconsin,
Indiana
and
Ohio,
Kansas
Democrats
and
union
supporters
held a
rally a
on the
step of
the
state
Capitol
in
Topeka
on
Saturday,
February
26. The
action
also
served
as
protest
to
HB2130,
a bill
the
Kansas
House
passed
on
February
24 that
would
outlaw
employee
payroll
deductions
for
political
action
committees.
View a
slide
show of
pictures.
Thanks
to the
Plaindealer
for
sharing
the
photos.
Negotiations
Preparation
Your
Negotiating
Team -
Tim
Franta,
Shaun
Junkins,
Sam
Humble
and
Marcus
German
along
with
Steve
Rooney,
Rita
Rogers,
Ron
Eldridge
and Bob
Wood
attended
Negotiations
Preparation
during
the week
of March
7 - 11,
2011 at
the
Winpisinger
Education
Center.
View
their
photo
at the
center.
Still
Standing
View the
flyer
released
to the
shop
floor
discussing
funding
for
education,
training,
retraining
and the
upcoming
contract
and
survey.
Union
Membership
Is Power
Any time
new
workers
get to
join a
union in
Kansas
all
union
members
gain. We
gain by
having
more
power in
the
local
economy
and more
power in
local
and
national
politics.
We need
your
help to
make all
union
members
more
powerful.
Print
out
a
downloadable
organizing
form and
return
to your
shop
steward
or union
official.
United
Way
Launches
Free
Book
Program
For
Preschoolers
Last
week,
United
Way of
the
Plains
launched
Dolly
Parton's
Imagination
Library
program
in south
central
Kansas.
This
national
program
provides
free
books to
preschool
children
to
stimulate
their
imaginations
and
encourage
reading
within
the
family
at an
early
age.
United
Way will
act as
the
local
coordinator.
Initial
funding
of
$50,000
came
from the
United
Way
Legacy
Fund.
See a
one-minute
video
of
launch
highlights,
including
Wichita
Mayor
Carl
Brewer
reading
a book
to
preschool
children;
visit:
Facebook.
While
you're
there,
tell us
about
your
favorite
childhood
book.
For more
information
or to
donate
to the
program,
go to
Imagination
Library.
Company
Announcement
from
Bill
Boisture
Read the
letter
to all
Employees
of HBC
distributed
Wednesday
December
22, 2010
following
the
agreement
between
the
State of
Kansas
and HBC
on
December
21,
2010.
Needy
Family
Christmas
Raffle
Winners
This
years
drawing
was held
in Plant
3.
View a
list of
the
winners
from the
drawing
held
December
14th,
2011.
View a
slide
show
of
pictures
taken
during
the
drawing.
MNPL
Raffle
Drawing
Winners
View a
list
of the
winners
from
Saturday
December
4th,
2010
MNPL
raffle
drawing.
Congratulations
to all
the
winners.
Machinists
Union
Charges
Illegal
Use of
Katrina
Relief
Funds
Washington,
D.C.,
November
12, 2010
– The
International
Association
of
Machinists
and
Aerospace
Workers
(IAM) is
calling
for an
investigation
into the
growing
practice
by Gulf
Coast
states
of using
federal
disaster
relief
funds
to
persuade
established
manufacturing
facilities
to
relocate
from
other
states.
Organizing
Training
Dave
Dunnavent
and Paul
Garrett
attended
Organizing
Training
at the
Winpinsinger
Education
and
Technology
Center
during
the week
of
October
4th -
8th,
2010.
See
their
class
picture
including
their
classmates
all from
District
70.
Jerry
Regehr -
1992,
Kenny
Lewellen
- 639,
Paul
Garrett
- 733,
Greg
Treadwell
- 839,
James
Rodehorst
- GLR,
Joe Kerr
- 2799,
Joe
Gilmore
- 2799,
Terry
Haskins
-
639, Judy
Pierce -
District
70, Mike
Burleigh -
District
70, Dave
Dunnavent
- 733.
Solidarity
Column
from
President
Trumka
View a
column
by
AFL-CIO
President
Richard
Trumka.
The
topic is
solidarity—the
heart of
the
labor
movement
throughout
our
history
and an
especially
important
message
for
union
members
right
now.
Sign
the
Petition:
Extend
Unemployment
Insurance.
For many
job-seekers,
unemployment
is the
difference
between
total
hopelessness
and
access
to a
car, a
place to
live and
food on
the
table
during
the
toughest
job
search
of their
lives.
Congress
is only
in town
for a
few days
before
leaving
for
Thanksgiving.
Please
add your
name
to our
emergency
petition.
Tell
Congress
to take
urgent
action
to renew
these
critical
unemployment
benefits
now.
Celebration
Of Life
Was held
at
District
70
Saturday
Evening
October
30th,
2010 for
Rebecca
Carrington
wife of
Terry
Carrington.
View a
slide
show
from the
gathering.
Congratulations!
Brother
Larry
Gunkel
for
receiving
a Hero
Award
from the
National
Association
Letter
Carriers
-
Humanitarian
Hero
Award
Brother
Gunkel.
View a
list of
those
being
honored.
Thank
you for
all the
work you
do! As
you are
more
than
aware of
the
economic
crisis
impacting
our
community
and the
devastating
results
that it
has had
on the
aircraft
industry,
with
over
17,000
workers
laid-off,
just
from
that
industry
alone,
many of
our
union
families
depend
on their
neighborhood
food
pantries
to help
supplement
their
family
budgets,
that
would
not be
possible
without
the
dedication
you have
given to
the
Kansas
Food
Bank.
You are
an
outstanding
representative
of
“Unions”
in our
community
when at
a time
the
sentiment
about us
in this
community
is not
too
favorable!
United
Way
Radio Ad
–
Pilgrims
Just in
case you
haven’t
heard
this on
the
radio,
here is
our
campaign
radio
spot.
Enjoy!
Thank
you for
your
support
of
United
Way! And
281
people
in our
community
thank
you each
day
also!
Mario
Cervantes
Raj
Goyle
Accepting
a
donation
from
MNPL
presented
to Raj
Goyle by
District
70 DBR
Steve
Rooney
along
with
from
left to
right
Paul
Garrett
LL733,
Joe
Ewers
LL733
and
Terry
Haskins
LL639.
"Women's
Right To
Vote"
IRON
JAWED
ANGELS
is a
wonderful
movie
with a
powerful
message.
It
should
be seen
by
everyone
before
they
turn 18
to see
how the
privilege
of
voting
came
about.
This is
the
story
......of
our
Mothers
and
Grandmothers
who
lived
only 90
years ago. View
an
article
with
pictures.
A
Rallying
Cry For
America's
Jobless
I'm
Voting
Are You?
Mark
your
calendars.
On
November
2nd, the
politicians
who
delayed,
diminished
and
denied
help for
the
jobless
must
face
thousands
if not
millions,
of very
angry
voters.
The
politicians
hope
we’ve
forgotten
how they
added
insults
to
injury,
how the
harmed
our
families,
how they
stole
our
future.
But we
haven’t.
We
won’t.
And
here’s
why:
I AM
VOTING
with a
vengeance
on
November
2nd.
And I
hope you
will be,
too.
It’s our
one
chance
to Bite
Back!
Please
forward.
Let’s
let
everyone
know why
we’re
voting
on
November
2nd.
Contract
2010
Summary
These
have
been
extraordinary
negotiations,
during
extraordinarily
bad
times.
This
community
has
suffered
from
layoffs
and job
losses.
With
plant
closures
and
threats
of
relocation,
we kept
one goal
in mind:
It’s
about
having a
job.
It’s
about
survival
in this
economy.
View the
Proposal.
View the
full
contract
with the
changes.
View a
list
of the
jobs
that
will be
staying
and the
ones
that
will be
eliminated.
From
your
Negotiating
Committee
This has
been a
tough
process
for our
Committee
and our
Membership.
We have
listened
to the
company,
and we
have
listened
to the
Governor
of
Kansas.
We
appreciate
the
Governor
for
having
given us
a chance
to keep
Hawker
BeechCraft
in
Wichita.
We
worked
on the
company’s
concerns,
and gave
them a
final
counter-proposal
that we
believe
takes
into
account
the
issues
of both
the
company
and
their
most
important
asset,
their
workforce.
We will
meet
tomorrow
to
receive
Hawker
BeechCraft’s
final
offer.
We will
work to
get it
to you
as soon
as
possible.
Negotiations Update
Monday
October
11th,
2010
Your
Negotiating
Committee
has
negotiated
with HBC
through
the
weekend.
We are
presenting
our
counter-proposal
today.
We
expect
the
final
proposal
from HBC
sometime
Tuesday.
Of
course,
this is
always
subject
to
change.
We will
post the
finalized
proposal
on our
website.
We will
print
and
distribute
it in
the shop
as soon
as
possible.
We feel
the
membership
needs to
know
immediately.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer
along
with
Date –
Time –
Location
of the
Ratification
Vote.
We’re
Back At
The
Bargaining
Table
By now
you’ve
heard
the news
- Kansas
Governor
Parkinson
came
through
Tuesday
night
with a
package
of
incentives
that
will
allow
HBC to
remain
in
Wichita,
and
keeps
our jobs
here at
home.
Of
course,
it’s
also
contingent
upon the
negotiation
and
ratification
of a new
bargaining
agreement
with the
company.
View the
rest of
the
flyer.
November
2010 Monthly
Meeting
Flyer Is available
to view.
It will
be held
on
November
6th, 2010.
Regular
meeting
to start
at 10:00am.
E-Board
to meet
at 8:30am.
The
New
Louisiana
Purchase
Hawker
Beechcraft
has
informed
your
Negotiating
Committee
that
they
have
received
a much
larger
offer
from the
state of
Louisiana,
that
would
mean
moving
the
entire
Hawker
Beechcraft
company,
including
ALL
facilities
and the
corporate
headquarters,
to Baton
Rouge.
HBC
would no
longer
exist in
Kansas.
Every
hourly
employee,
engineer
and any
other
non-bargaining
employee
will
lose
their
jobs!
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Wichita
Eagle
KSN
Channel
3
KAKE
Channel
10
KWCH
Channel
12
Revenge
Is A
Dish
Best
Served
Cold
Read the
latest
issue
of
UCubed
and
Pledge
to Vote
in the
November
Elections
Wall
Street
Treats
American
Workers
Like
Roadkill
August
4th,
2010
MSNBC’s
Ed
Schultz
is
“Fired
Up”
about
the way
Wall
Street
operates
with
complete
disregard
for the
American
people,
as well
as what
has been
described
as a
“Cold
War”
between
Wall
Street
and the
White
House.
On his
website
is a
must see
5 minute
video.
SACT
Training
Each year,
millions
of workers
find that
because
of physical
problems
they are
no longer
able to
do the job
that had
been a lifelong
career.
When physical
problems
occur, workers
are faced
with difficult
decisions
in trying
to find
employment
that matches
their physical
restrictions.
One Wichita
School has
assisted
many individuals
in re-training
and finding
employment.
Read the
full article
by Mario
Cervantes.
UCubed
The Heart
Of Our Tradition
Read the
latest
UCubed for
July 27th,
2010.
Take
the 2010
Ask a Working
Woman survey
Participating
in the Ask
a Working
Woman survey
will give
you a chance
to tell
us how you
feel about
your job,
how the
recession
has affected
your family
and what
you hope
and worry
the next
five years
will bring.
We'll take
what you
and tens
of thousands
of other
women tell
us and make
sure decision
makers and
the media
hear what
you have
to say.
We hear
so much
from pundits
and economists
telling
us what
to think.
It's time
to tell
them what
working
women actually
think.
Please,
take the
survey.
It's
Not The
Heat--It's
The Economic
Stupidity
Of blocking
unemployment
insurance
extensions
for those
who are
suffering.
It's tragic.
Almost 15
million
of America's
working
men and
women are
unemployed--26
million
counting
the underemployed--and
nearly half
of all the
jobless
have been
out of work
for more
than six
months.
Families
are stretched
to the limit
and state
budgets
are under
incredible
strain,
putting
hundreds
of thousands
more jobs
in danger.
Watch the
video and
read the
article
from Richard
Trumka and
the AFL-CIO.
It's time
to raise
our voices
for good
jobs now.
Why
Are
People
Against
Unions?
Read the
article
in the
Sunday
September
5th
Wichita
Eagle
and
please
vote if
you are
in favor
of
unions.
Goldman
Sachs
Wants
Federal
Katrina
Money?
Hasn’t
Goldman
Sachs
done
enough
to the
taxpayers
of our
nation?
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Hurricane
Funds To
Be Used
To Lure
Business
Read the
article
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Stay
Here:
Stakes
high in
aviation
negotiations.
Read the
Eagle
Editorial
in the
Wichita
Eagle
8-22-2010
Watch
IAM
International
President
Tom
Buffenbarger's
Speech
During
the
opening
of the
contract
talks
between
LL733
and HBC.
Bob
Martinez:
Join
fight to
Save
Local
Aviation
Jobs
The
Machinists
union
believes
these
are jobs
worth
fighting
for, and
we urge
our
elected
officials
and our
community
to join
us to
fight to
keep
these
jobs.
Our
aerospace
companies
should
commit
to
keeping
the jobs
in
Wichita,
and the
city and
state
should
reward
such
commitments
with the
full
power of
the
government
to
support
them.
The
Machinists
stand
ready to
partner
with
these
companies
to make
them
more
competitive
and
productive,
for a
bright
future
for
everyone.
Read the
full
article
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Sunday
August 8th,
2010.
Need
Help With
School Supplies?
Are you
laid off?
Contact:
Mario Cervantes
United Way
of the Plains
316-267-1321
ext: 4209
You must
fill out
an application.
View the
Flyer
with all
the information.
The Union
Was Notified
By The Company
On July
16, 2010
that the
arbitration
case which
was scheduled
for July
26, 2010,
would need
to be rescheduled.
Read the
rest of
the letter.
Wichita
Officials
Fight To
Retain Aviation
Read an
article
my Molly
McMillan
and Dam
Voorhis
posted in
the Wichita
Eagle Sunday
July 25,
2010.
HBC needs
to stay
in Wichita
Read an
article
by Phillip
Brownlee
in the WE
Blog of
the Wichita
Eagle. Wichita
has also
been a good
partner
with the
company,
providing
skilled
workers,
tax breaks,
and a network
of support
businesses
and research
that have
helped the
company
prosper.
Membership
Update
for
September
20th,
2010
Hawker
BeechCraft
has
notified
your
Negotiating
Committee
that
they
plan to
have a
final
offer on
the
table
for the
membership
to vote
on by
October
9th,
therefore
we will
schedule
a vote
on that
day. At
this
time, we
don’t
know
what
that
offer
will
consist
of.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Steve
Rooney:
Machinists
Union
Part Of
The
Solution
Read the
full
article
appearing
in the
Sunday
September
12th
Wichita
Eagle
and
online.
Women's
Training
Shelly Smith
attended
Women's
Training
at the Winpisinger
Education
Center in
Placid Harbor,
Maryland
during the
week of
July 26th
thru July
30th, 2010.
View her
class picture.
Cessna
Outsourcing
Rally
View a
slide
show
with
pictures
courtesy
Larry
Stafford
LL839.
Union
pickets
Cessna
to
protest
moving
jobs -
news
from the
Wichita
Eagle.
Union:
Initial
Cessna
Offering
Includes
Wage Cut
- news
on
KAKE TV
Channel
3.
Wichita
aviation
workers
rally to
stop
outsourcing
- news
on
KWCH TV
Channel
12.
Wichita
Labor
Rally In
Old Town
Machinists:
Louisiana
Triples
Offer to
Hawker;
Cessna,
Union
Far
Apart In
Talks
posted
online
of the
Wichita
Eagle.
Machinists
Rally In
Old Town
posted
on KAKE
Channel
10.
Machinists
Rally in
Wichita's
Old Town
posted
on KWCH
Channel
12.
Aircraft
Workers
Rally
For Jobs
In Midst
Of
Negotiations
posted
on KSN
Channel
3.
See a
slide
show
of
pictures
taken by
Larry
Wilson
from
LL733
and
Dennis
Williams
from
LL839.
Hawker,
Union
Launch
Contract
Talks
Today
High-stakes
negotiations
between
Hawker
BeechCraft
and the
Machinists
union
open
today,
with
thousands
of
aviation
jobs
likely
on the
line.Talks
begin at
1 p.m.,
a year
before
the
current
contract
is to
expire.
Read the
rest of
the
article
by Molly
McMillin
in the
Thursday
August
19th,
Wichita
Eagle.
Machinists
To
Reopen
Talks
With
Hawker
Machinists
union
officials
will
reopen
negotiations
with
Hawker
Beechcraft,
a year
before
the
current
contract
is set
to
expire.
By Molly
McMillin
Wichita
Eagle
Saturday
August
14th.
Watch
a Short
Video
And see
what
KWCH
Channel
12 is
saying
about
today’s
announcement
by the
IAM -
Union
and
Hawker
Beechcraft
agree to
reopen
negotiations.Read
what
KAKE
Channel
10
Is
saying
and
watch a
video
about
today’s
announcement
by the
IAM -
Machinists,
Hawker
To
Reopen
Contract
Talks
IMPORTANT
UNION
NOTICE
Friday
August
13, 2010
As we
have
communicated
with
you,
your
Union
leadership
has been
meeting
with the
Company
the last
several
weeks to
discuss
the
possibility
of
re-opening
negotiations.
We have
decided
to do
so, and
negotiations
will
begin
next
Thursday,
August
19th,
2010.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Important
Union Notice
Your Local
and District
Leadership
Team met
again yesterday
with HBC
leadership.
Friday,
we will
start meeting
daily with
the company.
We must
once again
emphasize
that we
have NOT
re-opened
the contract
for negotiations
at this
time. We
must be
able to
see a path
to success
before the
contract
is opened.
This is
about saving
good jobs
in Kansas.
That is
the goal
we have
in mind.
If Hawker
Beechcraft
is serious
about keeping
jobs in
Kansas,
we will
work with
them.
Read the
rest of
the flyer.
Carpetbagger
Corporation?
If Goldman
Sachs wants
to keep
Hawker Beechcraft
in business,
Kansas is
the place
that will
give them
the best
shot at
recovering
and prospering.
Read the
rest of
the flyer.
Hawker
Reiterates
Its
Plans
Hawker
Beechcraft's
top
executive
reiterated
to Wall
Street
analysts
that the
company
is
considering
alternate
U.S.
locations
for some
of its
Wichita-based
manufacturing.
Read the
rest of
the
article
By Molly
McMillin
in the
The
Wichita
Eagle
Thursday
August
5.
Parkinson:
State Must
Work To
Keep Hawker
Beechraft
Jobs
Kansas must
do everything
possible
to keep
Hawker Beechcraft
jobs in
Wichita,
Gov. Mark
Parkinson
said Friday.
Read the
full story
By Molly
McMillan
in the Wichita
Eagle. Bombardier
Learjet
To Add Jobs
In Wichita
read the
article
by Molly
McMillan
posted in
the Wichita
Eagle, and
watch their
video of
the announcement.
Gov. Mark
Parkinson
and HBC
CEO Bill
Boisture
Met Wednesday
to discuss
ways the
state could
help the
company
stay in
Wichita.
Read the
article
by Molly
McMillan
in the Wichita
Eagle July
22nd, 2010.
Hawker
Beechcraft
CEO Says
Company
is looking
at other
states.
Read the
article
by Molly
McMillan
in the Wichita
Eagle. You
can also
Read a letter
from Bill
Boisture
to Hawker
employees
(July 20,
2010).
Watch the
video
posted on
KAKE news.
Union:
Hawker
May Make
Massive
Cuts
BY Molly
McMillin
The
Wichita
Eagle
Union
officials
said
Wednesday
that
Hawker
Beechcraft
is
considering
moving
work out
of
Wichita
that
could
shrink
its
hourly
work
force 50
to 75
percent
over the
next two
years.
Read the
rest of
the
article
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Thursday
July
15th,
2010.
Watch a
video
posted
on KSN
channel
3 news.
Watch a
video
posted
on KAKE
channel
10.
IAM's
Leadership
Met With
HawkerBeechcraft
July
14th,
2010
Read the
letter
by Steve
Rooney
President
DBR of
District
70 on
the
results
of
today's
meeting.
Fight
Back To
Keep Aviation
Industry
Are local
leaders
doing all
they can
to protect
our aviation
industry?
Whatever
they do,
will it
be enough?
Read the
editorial
in the Wichita
Eagle Fri.
July 30th.
Bombardier
Commits
To Keeping
Jobs In
Wichita
The company
also agreed
to not move
operations
out of the
state in
exchange.
Read the
full story
by Molly
McMillan
in the Wichita
Eagle Friday
July 30th.
Also watch
the local
news channels
this evening.
Watch for
the story
to be printed
in the Saturday
July 31st,
edition
of the Eagle.
Watch a
video
posted on
KWCH Channel
12.
Watch the
video
posted on
KSN Channel
3.
2010
United Way
Endorsement
At a time
when working
families
across this
country
are facing
a jobs crisis
and unprecedented
hardship,
our partnership
with the
United Way
is more
valued than
ever.
Read the
rest of
the letter.
MNPL
- Machinists
Non-Partisan
Political
League
Was created
in 1947
to allow
IAM Members
to gather
individual
contributions,
Coordinate
political
activities
and elect
Candidates
who support
IAM Members,
JOBS and
their families.
Sign up
today to
become a
sponsoring
member of
MNPL -
By becoming
a sponsoring
member
you will
be entered
in this
years raffle
to be held
at our December
2010 regular
monthly
meeting.
Walter
Trout -
"They Call
Us the Working
Class"
To everyone,
this is
a great
anthem about
the loss
of jobs
in the US.
Get comfy,
turn up
your speakers,
and get
angry (and
rock out
a bit).
This is
an amazing
blues song
about the
working
class.
Tennessee
Ernie Ford
- Singing
16 Tons
Here’s another
great video
for your
viewing
pleasure.
And
the
Winner
Is?
LL839’S
Community
Services
Committee
recently
had the
drawing
for the
32”
Color
TV.
Congratulations
to the
winner.
An
Open
Letter
To The
President
The
Great
Recession
lingers
like a
severe
case of
poison
ivy. Its
rash of
joblessness
has
spread
to every
part of
the body
politics.
And in
many
communities,
its
toxic
oils
have
formed
large,
weeping
blisters.
View
the
latest
UCubed
for July
16th,
2010.
IMPORTANT
UNION
NOTICE
Your
IAM
Leadership
is
meeting
Wednesday
morning,
July
14th
with HBC
Management
concerning
the
future
of
business
and
employment
in the
Wichita
area. We
are
committed
to
keeping
our
membership
informed
concerning
these
very
important
talks.
After
the
meeting,
we will
be
posting
a
release
on the
Local
Lodge
website,
and we
will
also be
speaking
to the
press.
Read the
rest of
the
flyer.
Should
Onex
Sell Off
- Hawker
Beechcraft???
Read a
recent
article
posted
on July
9th by
the
Gerson
Lehrman
Group.
The full
article
explores
the
reasoning
why the
owners
of
Hawker
Beechcraft
Corporation
(Onex &
GS
Capital
Partners)
should
turn
their
attention
to
selling
the
company
by
parting
it out
instead
of
attempting
to
rehabilitate
its
dwindling
market
position.
Congressional
Bills
View
several
bills
and
their
descriptions
that are
currently
before
the
House
and
Senate
and
being
supported
by the
IAM and
TCU.
You
Asked
The
Question?
We Have
The
Answer!
At one
of the
recent
all-hands
meeting,
CEO Bill
Boisture
fielded
a
question
from a
non-hourly
employee
who was
upset
that the
hourly
(Union-represented)
employees
paid
less in
insurance
costs
than the
non-hourly
employees.
Read the
answer
that was
given by
Boisture
as well
as the
rest of
the
flyer.
Then
fill out
the form
at the
bottom
of the
page and
become a
member
today.
This
is From
the
Union
Leaders!
Tuesday
May
18th,
HBC CEO
Bill
Boisture
had
several
meetings
where he
suggested
that
your
Union
Leadership
was
refusing
to meet
with HBC
Management.
This is
simply
not
true.
Read the
flyer
that was
just
released
to the
shop
floor.
AFL-CIO
Good
Jobs Now
- Will
you join
us?
Our
first
step is
to hold
Wall
Street
accountable
and
ensure
the Big
Banks
pay to
replace
the jobs
they
destroyed.
While
millions
are
suffering,
the
party on
Wall
Street
continues—producing
speculation
instead
of
investment,
executive
bonuses
instead
of jobs
and the
sowing
of the
seeds of another
financial
crisis
even as
we
continue
to
suffer
the
consequences
of the
current
one.
This is
the
legacy
of the
failed
deregulatory
economic
model of
the past
30
years.
UCubed
for July
13th,
2010
In a
remarkable
speech
entitled
Beyond
Vietnam,
Reverend
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.
gently
and
patiently
explained
why he
opposed
the war.
His
seven
major
reasons
ran
almost
seven
thousand
words.
UCubed
for July
13th.
CELEBRATING
A
BIRTHDAY?
Of
course
you are!
America
turns
234
years
old this
weekend
and what
better
way to
celebrate
than
with a
NEW
song!
Proud To
Be Born
Again
American.
by
Phoenix
Stone
View
the
U-Cubed
Newsletter
for July
7, 2010
Last
week, 40
Republican
Senators
and one
Democrat
blocked
action
on
extended
unemployment
benefits.
This
week,
three
GOP
Senators
were
absent
for the
roll
call but
the end
result
was the
same—no
relief
for the
long-term
unemployed.
By the
time
those 41
lawmakers
return
from
their
4th of
July
recess,
2
million
Americans
will
have
spent
their
final
unemployment
check.
The
Results
Are In
LL839
voted
57% to
reject
the
contract.
And
voted
58% to
go on
strike.
By our
constitution
a simple
majority
50% + 1
to
reject
the
contract
and a 66
2/3's%
vote is
needed
to
sanction
a
strike.
There
will be
no
strike.
The new
agreement
goes
into
effect
at
12:01am
Saturday
June
26th,
2010.
LL839"s
Contract
Proposal
View a
copy
of the
contract
proposal
that the
members
of LL839
will be
voting
on this
Friday.
LL839
and
Spirit
AeroSystems
Reach
Tentative
Accord
The
Union
has not
released
details
of the
agreement.
It will
release
them to
the
membership
today.
Your
Negotiating
Team has
sent it
to the
printer
and as
soon as
it has
been
printed
it will
be in
the
shops
for
distribution.
Read a
story
by Molly
McMillin
in the
Wichita
Eagle.
Read
what
KWCH
and
KAKE
both
have to
say.
Spirit AeroSystems, Machinists union negotiations:A new kind
of
contract
Read the
story
in the
Wichita
Eagle
Thursday
March
25th,
2010.
Plus
view the
videos.
LL839
and
Spirit
Aerosystems
Open
negotiations
Tuesday
March 23rd.
Read the
story by
Molly
McMillin
in the
Wichita
Eagle.
Watch a
video
and read
what
KWCH
channel
12
had to
say.
City
Wide
Aerospace
Rally!!!
Aviation
workers
rally to
protest
outsourcing.
On
Wednesday
June
16th
aerospace
workers
from
around
this
area
gathered
to
protest
the
outsourcing
by
companies
like
Hawker,
Cessna
and
Learjet.
Plus
Spirit
members
came to
listen
to
updates
on the
negotiations
as their
contract
expires
June
25th.
Read the
story
in
the June
17th
Wichita
Eagle
written
by Molly
McMillin.
Watch a
short
video
also
posted
by the
Wichita
Eagle.
Watch a
video
posted
on
KAKE's
website.
View a
slideshow
of
pictures
taken by
Larry
Stafford
of
LL839.
American
Heart
Walk
Saturday
June
12th was
a great
day for
a walk
to bring
awareness
of
Cardiovascular
diseases
and to
raise
money.
View a
slide
show
from
this
year's
event.
United
Way Of the
Plains
Monthly
Volunteer
Connection
Newsletter
for
April
is available
to view.
To volunteer
you can
call 2-1-1
or visit
them on
line at
United Way.
Take
Action
for
COBRA
Subsidy
Extension
Laid-off
workers
struggling
financially
to make
ends
meet
should
not have
to worry
about
health
insurance
premiums
that
exceed
80
percent
of their
unemployment
income.
Click
here
to
demand
Congress
acts now
to
extend
eligibility
for the
COBRA
subsidy.
Letter
Carriers
Food
Drive
Tops 1
Billion
Pounds
I want
to
extend
my
thanks
to all
the
volunteers
who
graciously
spent
their
Saturday
volunteering
for the
National
Food
Drive on
May 8th.
Read the
full
letter
by Mario
Cervantes.
Also
view a
slideshow
of
pictures
taken by
Mario at
the
Delano
Station.
NEWS
RELEASE
Area
residents
being
asked to
give
input on
social
needs
for
United
Way. The
assessment
helps
United
Way to
identify
unmet
needs in
the
community.
Read the
rest of
the
article.
UCubed
April
newsletter
is now available
to view. It's
full of
useful information.
Partner
With
Union
Robert
Martinez
Jr. GVP
of the
IAM&AW
of the
Southern
Territory
has an
article
in the
February
28th
Wichita
Eagle in
response
to will
Wichita
Be The
Next
Detroit.
The
Machinists
union
supports
a real
and
sustained
partnership
between
our
companies,
the
community,
city and
state
government,
and the
work
force in
Wichita.
We have
the most
experienced
aviation
work
force in
America,
generations
of
hardworking
Kansans
who have
airplanes
in their
blood.
Click
here
to read
the
entire
article.
Will
Our
Children
Have To
Cross
The Rio
Grande???
To all
aircraft
workers
in
Wichita
and
Salina
Kansas.
Will
good
high-skilled,
high-wage
aircraft
jobs be
in
Wichita
in 10
years?
In 5
years?
Will the
aircraft
companies
abandon
the city
and
community
that
birthed
and
supported
them for
all
these
years
for the
cheap
labor
south of
the
border?
View the
flyer.
Startling
Look At
Unemployment
This is
really a
good
illustration
of why
we need
to focus
on
jobs.This
is an
eye
opener.
Take a
look at
this
map. It shows
how the
unemployment
rate has
changed
over the
past
several
months.
Have
They No
Shame?
Bob
Martinez
GVP of
the
Southern
Territory
along
with the
negotiating
committee
for
Local
Lodge
733 met
with the
managers
from
Hawker
Beechcraft
to
negotiate
the
effects
of the
decision
By
Hawker
to close
the
Salina
Plant.
Read
what Bob
had to
say.
Check
It Out
The
Plaindealer
the
newsletter
has now
added
The Plaindealer
the
website.
Check it
out.
Leadership
I
Shelly
Smith
attended
Leadership
I at the
Winpisinger
Education
Center in
Placid Harbor,
Maryland
during the
week of
April
19th thru
April
23rd, 2010.
View
her
class picture.
United
Way's
Response
To The
Chile
Earthquake
The
United
Way
system
in Latin
America
has
mobilized
to
respond
to the
catastrophic
earthquake
that hit
Chile on
the
morning
of
February
27.
United
Way’s
local
organization
in Chile
and
other
United
Way
members
in the
Latin
American
region
have
mobilized
their
staff,
volunteer
leaders
and
resources
in
response,
and will
work
together
to
determine
the most
pressing
long-term
recovery
needs.
2010
Union
Label
Chili
Feed and
Bingo
Saturday
evening
February
13th was
filled
with
good
food and
a lot of
fun
playing
Bingo
and
winning
some
great
prizes.
View a
slide
show
from
this
years
fundraiser.
United
Way
World
View
Newsletter
This
update
is a
snapshot
of the
work
United
Way
organizations
around
the
world
continue
to do to
support
Haiti.
Click
here
to view
the
newsletter.
Take
The
Whirlpool
Poll
There is
a poll
being
taken
in the
Evansville,
IN
Courier
Press on
the
Whirlpool
situation
and a
letter
that
management
sent to
workers
discouraging
their
participation
in the
rally
planned
for
tomorrow.
Please
take
just a
minute
to go
online
at the
site
listed
below
and vote
your
support
for
workers
rights!
It only
takes a
minute,
so
please
do it
right
now!
Thanks
for your
help!
Whirlpool:
Keep It
Made in
America
The
Whirlpool
Corp.
plans to
start
closing
its
refrigerator
plant in
Evansville,
Ind., on
March
26. The
refrigerators
now
manufactured
at this
plant
will be
produced
in
Mexico,
eliminating
1,100
local
jobs.
Meanwhile,
Whirlpool--the
world's
largest
home
appliance
maker--enjoys
healthy
profits
and has
received
a $19
million
economic
matching
grant
that
should
be
creating
jobs
here in
America.
Sign the
petition
today
and tell
Whirlpool:
Keep It
Made in
America.
Born
Again
American
Is
committed
to the
rebirth
and
re-expression
of
citizenship
through
informed
and
thoughtful
activism.
View the
website,
listen
and
watch
the
video.
Sign the
Pledge
and see
your
name
added to
the
online
Declaration
of
Independence
along
with a
lot of
others.
United
Way Worldwide
Disaster
Fund
On the evening
of January
12, 2010,
a major
7.0 magnitude
earthquake
hit Haiti.
It is the
most powerful
quake to
hit the
impoverished
country
in more
than 200
years. The
tremor struck
15km (10
miles) south-west
of the capital
Port-au-Prince,
and was
quickly
followed
by two strong
aftershocks
of 5.9 and
5.5 magnitude.
Reports
describe
the destruction
to affect
as much
as 70 percent
of the buildings,
with debris
filling
the roads
making emergency
response
difficult.
The Prime
Minister
reported
on January
13 that
hundreds
of thousands
of lives
may have
been lost.
Contributions
to the
United
Way
Worldwide
Disaster
Fund
support
recovery
and
long-term
rebuilding
needs of
the
devastated
Haitian
communities,
as well
as to
meet the
needs of
Haitians
affected
by the
disaster
who have
relocated
to the
USA and
throughout
the
Caribbean.
United Way
Worldwide
Disaster
Fund.
UCUBED
Goes Live
Today January
15th, 2010.
IAM International
President
Tom Buffenbarger
announces
the launch
of Ur Union
of Unemployed.
Nicknamed
UCubed,
it links
together
local jobs
activists
into a potent
force to
end this
Grave Recession.
Check it
out at
www.unionofunemployed.com.
Play the
video.
Explore
UCubed Resources,
Legislative
Action and
Deep Discounts.Then
let's start
organizing
the unemployed
-- cube
by cube,
neighborhood
by neighborhood,
and power
block by
power block.
View a brochure.
Legisaltive
Bulletin
- March
1, 2010
A Kansas
state
legislative
committee
is
discussing
a
resolution
to alter
the
Kansas
Constitution.
House
Concurrent
Resolution
No. 5032
would
seek to
force
Kansans
to fight
for
their
health
care.
That's
right,
in all
their
wisdom,
a Kansas
legislative
committee
is
considering
a
constitutional
amendment
to force
an
election
in our
state on
one of
the most
important
issues
before
congress
in
decades.
Read the
rest of
the
bulletin
and find
a list
of
committee
members
to
contact.
Hawker
Beechcraft's
Wichita
Facility
Won't
Get Jobs
From
Closing
Salina
Plant
BY Molly
McMillin
The
Wichita
EagleHawker
Beechcraft's
Wichita
facility
will not
get work
from the
company's
Salina
plant,
which is
closing.
Read the
full
story
that
appears
in the
Tuesday
February
16th,
2009
Wichita
Eagle
newspaper.
Send’em
A Warn Notice
Ur Union
of Unemployed,
or UCubed,
launched
ten days
ago. And
not a moment
too soon.
In Massachusetts
last Tuesday,
Scott Brown
won the
unemployed
vote by
five points
and the
union vote
by three
percent.
He won blue
collar males
by 27 percent
and he won
blue collar
females
by 13 percent.
His victory
was propelled,
in large
part, by
a statewide
unemployment
rate of
9.4 percent.
Jobless
Americans
are angry.
And they
have every
right to
be.
They were
last in
line when
Washington
doled out
the goodies.
Banks, insurance
companies,
investment
firms and
government
contractors
got trillions
-- yes,
trillions
of dollars
-- in the
last fifteen
months.
Now the
politicians
have the
gall to
say, “Wait!
We need
to focus
on deficit
reduction.”
What they
really mean
is “Wall
Street got
the gold
mine; you
got the
shaft.”
It's time
to send
those politicians
a WARN Notice:
Either start
putting
Americans
back to
work or
start looking
for a new
line of
work yourself.
UCubed's
jobs activists
are sending
that message
right now
from
www.unionofunemployed.com.
And they
are building
communities
all across
this country.
Over 6,200
folks visited
the UCubed
website
and chalked
up 59,200
page views.
More important,
jobs activists
started
46 cubes
in 20 states.
So please
pass this
link along
to all your
friends:
www.unionofunemployed.com.
Tell them to send the politicians a WARN Notice. Urge them to start a cube.
And ask
them to
join the
fight to
end this
Grave Recession.
Rick Sloan
IAM Communications
Director
Hire
Unemployed
To Renovate
Manufacturing
View
the
article
from
IAM
President
R. Thomas
Buffenbarger
that
appeared
in the
December
15th,
Wichita
Eagle
on page
11A.
Contact
Your
Elected
Officials
Everyone
across
our
country
is experiencing
the
effects
of this
economic
downturn,
but
as you
are
all
aware,
the
aviation
industry
has
been
hit
especially
hard.
Due
to criticism
of business
aviation
by some
politicians
and
many
in the
media,
the
overall
demand
for
our
aircraft
and
services
has
been
reduced
and
this
has
led
to the
loss
of tens
of thousands
of high-paying
U.S.
jobs.
It’s
time
to fight
for
your
industry.
Click
here
to encourage
your
elected
officials
and
tell
them
to take
action
to help
our
industry
and
to save
aerospace
jobs
and
to keep
those
jobs
in America.
The Executive
Council
of the IAM&AW
Has voted
unanimously
to oppose
any health
care reform
legislation
that is
funded by
taxing the
value of
workers’
existing
health care
benefits.
Read the
rest of
the article.
Food
for the
Hungry in
Wichita
This map
shows food
pantries
and meal
sites associated
with the
Kansas Food
Bank and
summer meal
sites operated
by USD 259
Wichita
Public Schools.
Click on
icons for
times and
dates that
food is
available.
Meal sites
are shown
with a fork
and knife.
Pantries
are shown
with a milk
and apple.
Summer food
sites of
children
are shown
with a sun.
Faces Of The Unemployed
While the U. S. Economy struggles through the worst economic recession since the great depression. Many Americans face some of the worse decisions of their lives. In this special report we give you their stories, their struggles for they are the faces of the unemployed. Where Have All the Jobs Gone?
The need for jobs, good jobs and the benefits that should accompany them - quality health care and retirement security have reached crisis levels in the United States. Jobs are disappearing from the American economy at an alarming rate. Since 2001, America has lost 3.1 million private-sector jobs. Long-term unemployment is at its highest level in a decade. Tell Congress America Needs JOBS Now!
Important
Update
for
LL733
and
LL2328
Read
the
latest
flyer
covering
meetings
with
Hawker
Beechcraft
on a
variety
of topics.
Including
jobs,
training,
outsourcing,
the
future
of Salina,
various
product
lines
and
what
Hawker
Beechcraft
considers
to be
their
core
business.
Mended
Hearts
The
public
health
care
system
in Canada,
which
provides
free
care
to all
its
citizens,
is the
latest
target
of anti-reform
zealots
in the
United
States.Despite
reduced
costs,
higher
life
expectancy
and
lower
infant
mortality,
the
Canadian
system
is being
vilified
as a
system
plagued
with
problems,
delays
and
corruption.
These
outrageous
lies
are
debunked
in Mended
Hearts,
a compelling
new
video
that
features
Canadians
describing
their
personal
experience
with
their
health
care
system.
The
10-minute
video,
introduced
by Canadian
Vice
President
Dave
Ritchie,
click
here
to view
the
video
which
features
compelling
stories
from
individuals
and
health
care
professionals,
who
tell
the
truth
about
the
benefits
of universal
health
care.
To view
the
latest
Have
You
Heard
from
the
IAM
with
more
information
click
here.
Hawker's
Mr.
Brown
said
what?
Read
the
full
Salina
Journal
article
posted
11/16/2009.
William
Brown
didn't
exactly
make
a bunch
of friends
during
his
stop
in Salina
on Friday
morning.
The
executive
vice
president
of global
operations
for
Hawker
Beechcraft
was
in town
to meet
with
employees
of Salina's
Hawker
plant.
"Bill
Brown
specifically
said
Salina
wasn't
offering
anything
to keep
them
here,"
Rita
Rogers
Receives
Ronald
A.
Walters
Achievement
Award
Rita
Rogers
ADBR for
District
Lodge 70
and a
member
of LL733
received
the
Ronald
A.
Walters
Achievement
Award at
the
Wichita
Branch
of the
NAACP's
Freedom
Fund
Banquet.
Congratulations
Rita.
View
pictures
of the
banquet.
Also
read the
article
that
appeared
in
Tuesday
October
20th i-mail.
Hawker
Beechcraft
Announces
Salina
Plant
Closing
Monday
November
9th,
Hawker
Beechcraft
announced
that the
plant
will be
closing.
The
plant
currently
employs
some 240
people.
Hawker
laid off
half its
Salina
workforce
earlier
this
year.
For more
information
go to
the
Wichita
Eagle.
Story 1
-
Story 2
or the
Salina
Journal
or
LL2328's
home
page.
The New Cutting Edge
The 2009 Communications Conference became the launchsite for the new GoIAM 3.0 website.
“Our goal is to bring IAM communications into the 21st century and better stake our claim in conversations important to our members and working families”
With the increasing popularity of social networking sites, blogs, and ways to interact with content on the web, the IAM Communications Department has introduced the new GoIAM website. Along with the new look you can also share, rank, and comment on stories that are important to you.
Other ways to get information is to start following the IAM Twitter page and become a fan of the IAM on Facebook.
2009
Communicators
Conference
The 2009
Communicators
Conference
was held
September
27th thru
the 30th, in
beautiful
Vancouver
British
Columbia.
View a slide
show of
this years
conference.
District
70 Poker Run
- Picnic -
Car and Bike
Show
In
celebration
of Labor Day
2009.
District 70
and LL839
once again
hostedtheir
annual Poker
Run, Picnic,
Car and Bike
show at 3830
S. Meridian.
The 2009
Labor Day
festivities
was filled
with food,
fun and
fellowship.
View slide
shows from
this years
events.
Poker Run
Picnic
Car and Bike
Show
Workers
Memorial and
the Safety
and Health
Training
Joe Cook
attended the
Safety and
Health
Training
Class during
the week of
August 17th
thru 21st at
the
Winpisinger
Education
Center.
While there
he helped
dedicate the
brick for
our fallen
Brother Jeff
Hart at the
Winpisinger
Workers
Memorial.
Click here
to view a
slide show
of Jeff
Hart's brick
and the
Workers
Memorial.
Click here
to view
Joe's class
photo.
GVP Bob
Martinez
Editorial in
the Wichita
Eagle
Brother Bob
Martinez GVP
of the
Southern
Territory
wrote an
article
titled
This
Labor Day,
local
workers are
struggling
which
appeared in
the Wichita
Eagle
Newspaper
Sunday
September
6th, on page
15A.
View a copy
of his
article.
2009
American
Heart Walk
View a slide
show
from this
years event.
It was a
beautiful
day for a
heart
healthy
walk.
Local
Lodge 733's
3rd Annual
Spring
Classic Golf
Tournament
View a slide
show
from the May
31st, 2009
Golf
Tournament
held a
Hidden Lakes
Golf Course
in Derby
Kansas.
Benefiting
Guide Dogs
of America.
Theron
Black:
2009 Charles
Duran Award
Winner
Theron Black
became a
member of LL
733 in 1941.
Board member
with
Community
Chest.
Founding
Board member
of United
Way of
Wichita
which is now
United Way
of the
Plains.
Founding
member of
KANSEL. Plus
a lot more.
Read more
about him
and see his
picture.
Letter
Carriers
Food Drive
View a slide
show
from the
Substation
at 2325
Arkansas
Avenue.
Volunteers
help unload
the Letter
Carriers
Vans as they
come in for
the day from
a hard day
of
delivering
mail and
picking up
food
donations
for their
yearly Food
Drive.
Workers
Memorial Day
2009
View A Slide
Show
taken from
this years
dinner
honoring
those that
have died in
the work
place.
Convention Delegates
Approve New Financial Plan.
View the i-mail from September 11th for all the details.
Say yes!
I support sharpening America's Edge in the global economy.
America's Edge relies on our skills and our kids' abilities to learn
and adapt to the ever-changing demands of tomorrow's workplaces. And
it is time public investment flowed in their direction. Go to
www.americasedge.tv
and sign the petition. You can also visit
www.goiam.org to sign the
petition.