You still have time to apply for 2012 Union Plus Scholarships if you submit a completed application before 11:59 p.m. (EST) Tuesday, January 31, 2012. This year’s application is entirely online. Scholarships are from $500 to $4,000 and do not require repayment. Since 1992, some 2,100 families have benefited from the Union Plus Scholarship Program,
Read moreWashington Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed IAM District Lodge 751 Secretary-Treasurer Susan Palmer to the Renton Technical College Board of Trustees. Palmer has long been a union and community activist. Among other activities, she currently volunteers for the American Cancer Society and is a fundraiser for Guide Dogs of America, helping to organize District 751’s
Read moreThe Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC, opened to the public during the fall of 2011 to commemorate the life and work of Dr. King and honor his national and international contributions to world peace through non-violent social change. This year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance is taking place
Read moreActing on the election protest filed by the IAM, the National Mediation Board (NMB) announced that it will conduct an on-site investigation into the election conduct of the CWA-AFA and United Airlines in the United/Continental/Continental Micronesia Flight Attendant union representation election. If the CWA-AFA and/or United is found to have interfered with the election, the
Read moreWorking families in Wisconsin have until tomorrow, Friday, January 13, 2012, to sign and deliver recall petitions to recall offices and union halls. Petitions to recall union-busting Gov. Scott Walker, along with Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state Senators, will be submitted to the state Government Accountability Board on Tuesday, January 17th. Organizers
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