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The Federated Software Group, Inc. company history timeline

1889

1889: 34 locals represented at the first Machinists convention, held in Georgia State Senate Chamber, elect Tom Talbot as Grand Master Machinist.

1892

1892: First railroad agreement signed with Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe.

1898

1898: IAM Local 52, Pittsburgh, conducts first successful strike for 9-hour day.

1912

1912: Railway Employees Department established in AFL with Machinist A. O. Wharton as President.

1920

1920: Machinists earn 72 to 90 cents an hour for 44-hour week.

1924

1924: IAM convention endorses Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., for President.

1928

1928: 250 delegates at 18th IAM convention urge 5-day week to alleviate unemployment.

1932

1932: Congress passes Norris-LaGuardia Act banning use of court injunctions in labor disputes.Wisconsin adopts first unemployment insurance act.

1934

1934: IAM establishes Research Department.

1936

1936: First industrial union agreement signed with Boeing, Seattle.

1940

1940: Machinists rates average 80 cents an hour.

1945

1945: First agreement with Remington Rand.

1948

1948: IAM membership opened to all regardless of race or color.IAM convention endorses Harry Truman for President.

1950

1950: IAM joins International Transport Workers Federation.

1952

1952: Employees on 85% of airlines now protected by IAM agreements.

1955

1955: AFL and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) merge, Machinist Al Hayes elected Vice President and chairman of Ethical Practices Committee.

1960

1960: IAM convention endorses JFK for President after personal visits from both Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

1964

1964: IAM convention endorses LBJ for President, after a personal appearance.

1967

1967: Railroad machinists lead shop crafts against nation’s railroads.

1970

1970: Congress votes first Federal Occupational Safety and Health law.

1972

1972: IAM membership drops to 902,000 as a result of recession and layoffs in defense industries.

1976

1976: IAM convention endorses Jimmy Carter for United States President., Delegates vote to set up Civil Rights and Organizing departments and expand community services program.

1979

1979: Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition launches first Stop Big Oil day to protest obscene profits by oil conglomerates while American workers” paychecks continue to shrink.

1981

1981: Older Workers and Retired Members Department is established at Grand Lodge.

1984

1984: IAM convention in Seattle WA, endorses Walter Mondale for United States President.

1988

1988: IAM celebrates 100th anniversary in Atlanta, GA, on May 5.

1994

1994: International Woodworkers of America ratify merger agreement.

1997

1997: On July 1, Robert Thomas Buffenbarger, 46, takes office as 13th International president in 109-year IAM history, moves quickly to reshape Union to reflect growing diversity, interests, concerns of IAM members.

2001

2001: IAM Communications revamped with relaunch of website, online streaming of video, and repositioning of the IAM Journal as an advocacy magazine.

2003

2003: The IAM Executive Council marches with thousands of trade unionists in Miami to protest Free Trade Area of the Americas.

2008

2008: Barack Obama becomes the first African-American elected President of the United States.

2010

2010: In January 2010, a decision handed down by the ultra-conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court allows unlimited spending by corporations in United States elections, opening the floodgates for corporate cash in the November elections.

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