The IAM is on the frontlines of fighting a dangerous Tea Party effort to shut down the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, an independent federal agency that provides critical loan guarantees that support over 200,000 U.S. jobs, mostly in manufacturing. Ex-Im Bank loan guarantees create U.S. jobs by helping foreign companies buy American-made products, like Boeing aircraft
Read moreThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently mulling a proposal that could change how we use the internet – more specifically, let internet service providers charge higher premiums for select content and possibly slow the connection and quality of other content. The proposal allows for the creation of, at the very least, a two-tiered internet
Read moreIn the new IAM video “Pensions 101: Surviving Bankruptcy,” IAM Local 1725 member Bill Wise shares his personal story as a union member working for a company filing for bankruptcy. Secretary-Treasurers from AFL-CIO-affiliated unions across the nation received a front row seat to the IAM’s premiere showing of “Pensions 101: Surviving Bankruptcy,” an introductory video
Read moreStart polishing your motorcycle for a scenic trip through Southern Maryland’s back roads for the inaugural Hawgs for Dogs Bike Run from IAM Headquarters to the William W. Winpisinger (W3) Center on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The bike run will honor IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. and proceeds will benefit the Guide Dogs of
Read moreThirty-five NFFE-IAM members attended a first-of-its-kind Young Federal Leaders training at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Southern Maryland. NFFE-IAM members from around the country came together at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to take part in the first-ever Young Federal Leaders (YFL) training. The first-of-its-kind young worker training introduced the 35
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