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IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Josh Diaz to the Western Territory staff – as Communications Representative, effective June 1. Diaz, a member of Local Lodge 794, will work out of the Western Territory office in Sacramento, CA and is responsible for communications activities in the territory’s 13 states. “Josh brings a wealth of
Read moreA new poll from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that American women increasingly believe there is a “war against women” underway in the United States. According to KFF poll, three in ten women believe there is a wide-scale effort to limit women’s reproductive health choices and services. That war is being led by
Read moreHouse and Senate Republican leadership penned a letter to President Obama offering their proposals to prevent student loan interest rates from increasing. Their plan for funding the extension? Dipping into federal workers’ retirement savings. Signed by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Canter (R-VA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Republican
Read moreKathy Delio Effective June 1, 2012, IAM Assistant Director of Membership Services Kathy Delio will become Director of the newly-formed IAM Membership Services Department. The department currently exists as part of the IAM Information Systems Department. IT Specialist Cathy Russell will succeed Delio as Assistant Director. Cathy Russell “The Membership Services staff provide critical services
Read moreThe IAM delegation to the CBTU’s 41st Annual Convention in St. Louis, MO included representatives from the United States and Canada. By a unanimous vote, delegates at the 41st annual convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) elected Terrence (Terry) L. Melvin to succeed Bill Lucy as president of the one of North
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