Healthcare

Western Territory Joins Forces with IAM’s Healthcare Department

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The Western Territory and the IAM Healthcare Department have embarked on a joint nationwide healthcare organizing campaign in an effort aimed at organizing Military Family and Life Counselors, or (MFLCs). MFLCs provide critical counseling services to veterans and their families. The MFLCs face many problems that are prevalent in working people’s lives, especially those in … Read more Western Territory Joins Forces with IAM’s Healthcare Department

Machinists Call for Smarter, More Humane U.S. Healthcare System

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The Machinists Union remains steadfast that every American has the right to comprehensive health care and strongly supports a Medicare-for-all health care system. The United States spends more than twice the average per capita on healthcare compared to other developed nations, yet ranks near the bottom in life expectancy and other health outcomes. Our for-profit … Read more Machinists Call for Smarter, More Humane U.S. Healthcare System

Garza Appointed Director of New IAM Healthcare Department

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IAM International President Bob Martinez has appointed longtime healthcare worker advocate Marti A. Garza as director of the IAM’s Healthcare Department. Garza comes to the IAM with over two decades of organizing, collective bargaining and strategic campaigning experience. He has spent more than a decade supporting workers in the healthcare industry, organized and unorganized, in … Read more Garza Appointed Director of New IAM Healthcare Department