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William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Center Director Chris Wagoner, left, plays the part of management in a mock negotiation with the URS at Red River Army Depot Negotiating Committee, as part of the WWW Negotiations Preparations course in Southern Maryland. The newly-elected Negotiating Committee at URS at Red River Army Depot outside of Texarkana, TX attended
Read moreIAM District and Local Lodges are encouraged to consider sending young activists to represent the Machinists Union at the AFL-CIO NextUp Young Worker Summit. The conference will take place March 19-22, 2015 at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL. An early registration fee of $45 will last until February 15, 2015. A
Read moreThe deadline for the Federal Employees’ Basic Program to be held February 8-13, 2015 at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center, in Hollywood, MD, has been extended to January 9. The Federal Employees’ Basic Program provides training specific to federal sector workers in areas such as collective bargaining, the Hatch Act and
Read moreIAM District 4 has filed an injunction in the U.S. District Court of Maine against Verso Paper Corp., as part of the growing effort to force the company to honor severance commitments to hundreds of employees who will lose their jobs when Verso shutters the Bucksport mill. Verso officials, who stunned the community recently with
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is changing its rules to allow for more timely union elections, which are often stalled by employers hoping to discourage employees from unionizing. Businesses often use unnecessary litigation to slow down the organizing process by months or even years. The new rules seek to speed up the union certification
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