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Continuing a tradition of making the resources of the William Winpisinger Center available to our increasingly diverse membership, the IAM will conduct simultaneous Human Rights and Women’s programs on February 24-March 1, 2013 and August 25-30, 2013. Members can register for either one of the two programs, which will include several joint sessions throughout the
Read moreTop row from left to Right –Mike Brown, Secretary /Treasurer Lodge 99 & District 14 Del; Neil Rudiger, President, Lodge 99 & Secretary/Treasurer of District 14; Ryan Ermet, Chief Shop Steward Lodge 99 & District 14 Delegate; Mark Meldrum, Chief Shop Steward, Lodge 99 & District 14 Delegate. Bottom row left to right – Jason
Read moreOn December 2, 2012, the Whirlpool Corporation took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post to congratulate itself on a supposed commitment to U.S. workers, their families and communities. In response, the IAM says: “Hold the applause.” Like many large corporations, Whirlpool has shuttered numerous U.S. factories during the past 10 years, eliminating thousands
Read moreSeveral restaurants and their franchises, still smarting over the president’s re-election, are now threatening to layoff or cut back employee hours to avoid paying for the president’s health care plan. Users, outraged by the companies’ recent announcements, have taken to social networks Twitter and Facebook calling for a boycott. The boycott includes the Olive Garden,
Read moreThe estate of Helen Watkins, wife of former IAM General Vice President George Watkins, has made another generous donation to the IAM, this time to the Guide Dogs of America (GDA). The Watkins’ Living Trust is donating $50,000 to the IAM charity. George and Helen created the Trust to support organizations they believed in once
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