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Tammy Duckworth: American Hero, Working People’s Champion

When Tammy Duckworth was shot down by insurgents while piloting a helicopter over Iraq in 2004, her life came into the hands of the lowest-ranking member of her crew, the door gunner.

She was vulnerable. Bleeding to death only 400 yards away from the bad guys.

The gunner, a young man from Peoria, IL, took his weapon and stumbled toward the insurgents.

“He was shot, he was bleeding, he was going into shock, but he stood his ground,” said Duckworth, who spoke to delegates Tuesday at the IAM’s Grand Lodge Convention in Chicago.

He saved her life.

Now a U.S. Representative from Illinois’ 8th congressional district, Duckworth looks back on that day often. She’s a double amputee because of it.

The young man, who came from a Caterpillar family, protected her when she was at her weakest.

“You have been there, many of you, in previous fights protecting the vulnerable,” said Duckworth, a 23-year Army veteran.

Union organizers, Duckworth said, fight for the downtrodden. They stand up to corporate executives and dirty politicians.

“Just remember, you may not always know what you’re doing and you may be scared and you may be going into shock a little bit—but you remember my door gunner and you say to yourself, ‘Not today. You do not get through me, not as long as I’m here,’” said Duckworth.

Duckworth, who is running for U.S. Senate, has stood with the IAM and working people. She is adamantly against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and has consistently fought for training and apprenticeship programs.

She respects what unions do for American workers.

“You folks are the backbone of why this is the greatest nation on the face of the Earth,” said Duckworth. “You are the people who build the things that build this nation that make us the strongest nation on the face of the Earth. It’s your union and unions like yours that help ensure our workers receive the wages, benefits and protections they deserve. This is how our families got stronger, it’s how our country gets stronger.”

Watch the Full Speech here

Patricia's Story: 26 Years of Working at the Trump Taj Mahal

Going on strike was not an easy decision and not something my co-workers and I at the Trump Taj Mahal took lightly. But we knew it was our only option after billionaire Carl Icahn stripped us of our health care and benefits. And we could use your help keeping our fight alive.

In 26 years serving cocktails at Trump Taj Mahal, I’ve survived four Trump Taj Mahal bankruptcies—and two bouts of breast cancer. There’s never a "good" time to learn that your cancer has returned. But in 2014, when my co-workers and I at the Trump Taj Mahal casino found out we were losing our health care because of Carl Icahn, I received news of my diagnosis.

It was a very scary time for me; not only was it my second go-around with cancer, but I lost my mother to the same illness. As if cancer wasn’t a difficult battle on its own, I had to constantly worry about debt collectors and payment plans on top of recovering from major reconstructive surgery and chemotherapy sessions. Up until the very last day we still had coverage, I was running around doing everything I could to accelerate my procedures. But the bills piled up—fast. I’m living with a friend now because I had to give up my apartment.

At the expense of people like myself who have been invested in the Trump Taj Mahal since the day it opened, billionaire Carl Icahn prioritized padding his pockets for a few extra bucks. And it’ll almost be the anniversary of when I had my operation, the same week our health care coverage ended, that Carl Icahn says he’ll be closing the Trump Taj Mahal for good. But we’ve been fighting back and have been out on strike since July 1, and intend on holding the line strong no matter what.

I don’t know what I would’ve done without the strike hardship fund helping me avoid more collection agents and debt for my chemotherapy bills. By donating to our strike hardship fund, you’re helping keep our fight alive; you’re giving people like me at least one day longer to stand up to a billionaire bully and all the injustices we’ve endured under him at the Trump Taj Mahal.

This fight goes further than Atlantic City; it’s our time to stand up to these billionaires who think it's OK to put a dollar and cent value on the livelihoods of working people.

Update: Barring late changes, the Trump Taj Mahal is scheduled to close Oct. 10.

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