IAM Local Lodge 778 is a united Lodge representing workers in western Missouri and eastern Kansas.  We are located in south Kansas City just 1/2 mile west of 71 Highway or 1 mile west of I-435 at 9404 Grandview Road.  Meeting on the 2^nd Saturday of each month.

Mailing address is:

Kansas City, MO. 64132

This Web Page last updated on Monday, November 17, 2008 08:44 PM

Pay Raise Calculator   This web site is where you can enter basic information and see what that increase means per hour, day, month and year in just a few mouse clicks.

Missouri Veterans Commission   This site is a Missouri web site that lists state benefits and services for Vets, it also has links to other sites. On August 28, 1989, the Division of Veterans' Affairs was replaced by the establishment of the Missouri Veterans Commission. The Commission is composed of five veterans appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Commission appoints an Executive Director who implements policies and is responsible for the statewide management of veterans programs.

Due to the ever changing economy, the IAM created IAMjobhelper.com to assist both out of work union members and non-union members, in building their careers, surviving a layoff, finding a job and having the security of union representation.

America's Job Bank   America's Job Bank is run by the Department of Labor. There were nearly 1 million jobs listed. There are also approximately 400,000 resumes on file. You've come to the right place. America's Job Bank offers you all of these great services completely free:

• Search through our database of over one million jobs nationwide.

• Create and post your resume online.

• Set up an automated job search.

Missouri Workers Compensation and Unemployment Insurance  The Division provides information about employer requirements to have workers' compensation insurance, answer questions about workers' compensation benefits, assist victims of violent crime, evaluate work sites for worker safety and provide information to employers on self-insuring for workers' compensation insurance purposes.    Unemployment Insurance programs provide partial protection for workers against loss of wages during periods of involuntary unemployment. The benefits paid to insured workers bolster the economy of the state during periods of economic recession by helping maintain the level of consumer purchasing power. 

Missouri Government   Missouri State Government Web.

Kansas Government    The Official Web Site of the State of Kansas.

IAM National Pension Fund  The IAM National Pension Fund's Pension Plan is secure, stable and growing.  By all measures, the Fund is performing admirably.

Working Families. com The AFL-CIO Internet Community

Social Security Administration  Check your Social Security earnings

Medicare   The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information

CIGNA    Health Provider consumers hone page includes benefits, services, education, calculators, tools, and customer service.

DOE   Office of Worker and Community Transition.   Welcome to the Department of Energy's Office of Worker and Community Transition homepage. Our mission is to minimize the social and economic impacts of changes in the Department's activities and encourage disposition of the Department's unneeded assets.

DOE   The U.S. Department of Energy home page

Write Your Representative    WELCOME! This service is provided to assist you in finding and contacting Members of the United States House of Representatives. Please note that the contact information accessible through this service is provided by each Member office.

Paywatch - The National AFL-CIO's new website on CEO pay.  Shows how CEO pay is skyrocketing; details what the top executives make--and how long it would take you to make that much. Also indicates what you can do about this scandal and how to "talk back."

U.S. Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics  Despite cutbacks in their budget for a number of years, this is still the best source for just about any sort of economic data you're looking for.

NIOSH  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Home Page.  This site gives information on the agency, publications, health hazard evaluations and databases.  This site has extensive safety and health web links.

OSHA  Occupational Safety and Health Administration Home Page. This site provides information on the agency, technical support, publications and standards.  In addition, the site has extensive safety and health weblinks.

Census Bureau  This site contains all sorts of data down to the state and county level.

XPDNC  XPDNC is a web site that list union web sites from all over the world. It is simple to use. The links are catalogued by labor interest, sorted geographically by country, updated weekly.

Yahoo....Labor and Union News

This site is hosted by KCnet.  If you need an Internet Provider, try KCnet.  Mention Lodge 778 when signing up and the Local will get a month service free.

Editor  Greg (Homer) Olson      

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