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The Spanish Leadership II class from the week of September 16 learned important techniques in collective bargaining, steward training, organizing and lobbying. The Spanish Working Group at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center recently began a week of intense training in Spanish Leadership II with a group of Spanish-speaking members from IAM Locals
Read moreLa clase de Liderazgo II en Español aprende técnicas en negociaciones colectivas, representante de área, como organizar, historia laboral, y cabildeo la semana de 16 de Septiembre. El Grupo de Español ubicado en el Centro Tecnológico y Educativo William W. Winpisinger recientemente dio la bienvenida a miembros de habla Hispana procediendo de logias locales de
Read moreA new study confirms what America has been feeling for decades: the rich are getting richer while the rest of the country struggles to make ends meet. The study, released by economists at UC Berkeley, shows the wealth gap between the top 1 percent of earners and the bottom 99 percent is the widest it’s
Read moreAmerica’s pensions are under attack. And it could be getting worse. Right now conservative members of Congress are preparing to introduce a bill that would allow trustees of “deeply troubled” pension plans to cut benefits for people who have already retired. The bill would give Corporate America and others the green light to further slash
Read moreThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement is an overly-ambitious, extremely-flawed plan that must have congressional oversight, says IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger in a recent letter to House members, urging their support of Reps. Rosa DeLauro’s (D-CT) and George Miller’s (D-CA) letter to President Obama demanding an end to the “fast track” process being
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