IAM’s Labor Music Project performed its debut concert at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Singers, songwriters and instrumentalists gathered for a week of musical motivation and solidarity, with the help of Education Representative Henry Bagwell, who co-chaired the project along with Cody Wilder, of Local 735 in Nashville, TN.
Read moreInside the D.C. Beltway several hundred think tanks hire the best and brightest minds in the world to craft policy for everyday Americans. But when it comes to the issue of American-made manufacturing, working-class input and opinions are often overlooked by Washington elites and intellectuals!
Read moreHow can average Americans build wealth? This is one of the questions debated at the New America Foundation, stemming from a special issue of The Washington Monthly called The Future of Success. Savings accounts and financial literacy programs were highlighted.
Read moreRetired IAM member Tom McCormack started Panama’s first ever breast prosthetic program. With the help of his retired IAM brothers and sisters this one act morphed into so much more as he began to see what the people of Panama truly needed.
Read moreWomen’s work is often undervalued in the United States and around the world. The National Organization for Women’s 2012 Conference discussed conditions women deal with on the job, whether it be domestic work, hotel work or retail.
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