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A 2011 Manufacturing Institute study found that as many as 600,000 high-skilled American manufacturing jobs remain vacant because of a lack of qualified candidates. A new IAM video produced by the Machinists News Network outlines the Department of Education’s (DOE) newly-announced renewed commitment to adult education. “We must find ways to reach more adults and
Read moreCourtesy of FixtheSenateNow.org. After years of destructive Republican obstructionism of nominee confirmations, Senate Democrats have decided to change the chamber’s rules to allow an up or down vote on most nominations. Under the old rules, even though Democrats hold a 55 to 45 majority, Republican senators could mount a filibuster on nominee confirmations that required
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the 2014 IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is December 6, 2013. The class will be held February 16-21, 2014 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need
Read moreJesel Simpson’s photo of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines that she sent to her husband, IAM Local 735 member Nabuoku Maat El. When IAM Local 735 member Nabuoku Maat El of Nashville, TN, received word that one of the worst storms in recorded history was bearing down on his wife’s hometown of
Read moreIn a November 19 letter to all U.S. Senators, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger urges support for an important amendment to strengthen “Buy American” requirements for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement contracts. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act is sponsored by Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and would ensure that U.S. tax
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