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IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Warren Mart (right) and Ted Young of Pyramid Landscaping & Development, Inc. display the beautification award from Prince George’s County, MD. IAM-represented groundskeepers in Maryland were honored with awards for landscaping excellence at private and commercial properties in Prince Georges County, including the grounds at IAM Headquarters in Upper Marlboro, MD. More
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is Friday, September 30, 2011. The class, to be held December 4-9, 2011 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland, is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need help in basic
Read moreThe IAM filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) asking the Board to rule that United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia are now operating as a single transportation system for union representation purposes in the Passenger Service classification. Such a ruling is a necessary first step before union representation issues can be
Read moreDelegates at the popular Southern States Conference team up to overcome the unique challenges of organizing and representation in southern states. Organizing and outreach efforts to young Machinists topped the agenda for the second Southern States Conference held in Myrtle Beach, SC. The highly successful conference provides tools and resources for IAM leaders and activists
Read moreA new Economic Policy Institute report finds the U.S.-China trade deficit has eliminated or displaced nearly 2.8 million U.S. jobs since 2001. All 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have been affected. Of the 2.8 million jobs lost or displaced, 1.9 million of them were in manufacturing – representing nearly half
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