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A recent Washington Post article on labor abuses in the shrimp industry of Thailand reaffirms the “Hope for All Who Toil” theme of the recent 2012 IAM Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Canada. Activists say the $1 billion-plus industry in Thailand, fueled by Western countries’ love for shrimp, has created a culture of exploitation, child
Read moreApproximately 200 activists from 26 states and Ontario attended the 2012 Pride at Work Convention in Cleveland, OH, where delegates unanimously elected IAM member Lorie Pelletier to serve with Shane Larson of CWA as co-presidents of Pride at Work. “Pride at Work is the voice in the LGBT community explaining how stronger and better off
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) this week announced its BEE MAD @ THE GOP campaign swept past the one million views mark in videos delivered directly to its Facebook fans and their friends. “This is an incredible and unbelievable accomplishment for a GOTV effort,” said UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “Unlike traditional GOTV campaigns consisting
Read moreApplications are now available for the 2013 IAM Scholarship Competition. The scholarship competition is open each year to eligible members of the IAM throughout the United States and Canada and their eligible children. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make these awards possible, was first established by the delegates to the 1960
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is October 12, 2012. The class will be held December 9-14, 2012 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need help
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