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For the past few years, the AFL-CIO’s Leadership Institute (LI) has offered the opportunity for young workers to get valuable leadership development by serving as young worker trainers. The LI brings together leaders, staff, board members and community partners of state federations and labor councils, with the goal of building capacity, creating space for planning
Read moreMillennials grew in households where parents worked hard, made a decent living to buy houses and had health insurance that afforded them ability to stay well and thrive. Their parents were able to have these benefits because of union contracts. Like Kashana Cauley mentions in her article, “Belonging to a union is a form of
Read moreThe U.S. automotive industry is in desperate need of highly-skilled auto technicians. In response, the IAM recently helped recruit fresh talent by arranging a career tour for 19 high school students who visited two auto tech facilities in New Jersey.
Read moreThe IAM recognizes the youth of today will soon be the leadership of tomorrow. In an effort to tap into their energy and prepare them for the challenges of the future, the IAM is holding a Young Workers Training Program September 24-29 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD.
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