The IAM has announced the 2015 dates for all four stages of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The IAM’s EAP program equips assistance coordinators with the skills and resources to assist members who are seeking help for problems involving addictions and other psychosocial
Read moreHundreds of protestors gather at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office in Washington, DC, as negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership meet to advance the harmful free trade agreement. A blustery and cold day in Washington, DC wasn’t enough to keep hundreds of labor, environmental and consumer advocates from protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, or
Read moreThe GOP’s takeover of the U.S. Senate got a lot of attention post-Election Day, but the widening Republican majority in state houses around the country could prove equally as destructive for working families. Beginning in January, Republicans will control 68 of 98 partisan state legislative chambers – the highest in the party’s history. Their first
Read moreIn its ongoing effort to fight Congressional attempts to cut multiemployer pension benefits of retirees and their surviving spouses, the IAM has taken out a full-page ad in DC political news favorites Politico, Roll Call and The Hill. The ad calls on Congress to reject any proposal that would seek to bail out a few
Read moreMembers of the IAM Local 23 negotiating committee and IAM representatives, from left, District 112 DBR Steve Hernandez, Local Committeeman Calvin Perry, DL 112 Organizer Rick Harris, IAM Aerospace Coordinator Jody Bennett, DL 112 BR Tony Wilson, and Committeemen Carl Armstrong and Robert Rice. The IAM’s campaign to organize the South continues with a strong
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