In their final stretch of the Bachelor's Program at
the National Labor College
(NLC), IAM members take a much needed break from studying to gather for a
group picture. From left to right, John Chapman, FL 2196; Michael
Poch, LL 847; Marla Ryan, LL 873; Charlie Micallef, PhD, IAM Advisor; Karen
Blanchard, LL 743; Charlotte Andreachi, LL 713; Vickie Cheek, LL 1833; Andriana
Durand, LL 1932; and Richard Suarez, LL 1932.
IAM members continue to be a big part of the college degree
program at the AFL-CIO National Labor College (NLC). Out of 36 students
attending the Senior Block study this year, eight are IAM members. And out of
the seven women in the group, five are Machinists.
One of the reasons for the strong participation by IAM
members is the unique cooperative effort between the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Center
and the National Labor College.
Most of the courses offered at the Winpisinger
Center are accredited for
college degree programs. The Center also allows IAM members to do a lot of the
initial course work at the Winpisinger
Center which reduces the
program’s out-of-pocket costs for IAM members.
“This has been a great program and we get a good number of IAM members participating every year,” said Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner. For more information on earning a college degree at the National Labor College, contact Instructor Charlie Micallef at 301-373-3300.
