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The enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is Friday, December 6, 2013. The course is aimed at lodge Communicators who are not publishing newsletters or websites and need help in basic skills such as news writing, internet research, desktop publishing, creating a web page using the IAM Microsite Service, expanding their network
Read moreCourtesy of the National Employment Law Project Growing discontent over rising U.S. economic inequality was evidenced by electoral races in 2013, and could also play a major role in the 2014 midterm elections, says a recent report by the polling firm Lake Research Partners. The issue is breeding new momentum for minimum wage increases across
Read moreNearly 1.3 million jobless Americans are expected to lose their federal unemployment benefits just after the Christmas holiday unless Congress acts by December 28, 2013. Another 1.9 million are expected to lose their benefits by June 2014. After changes to the program in early 2012, there is no longer any phase-out for federal unemployment insurance.
Read moreThe November IAM Journal is now available to download via the new IAM Mobile 3.0 app. In this month’s issue: IAM Notches Two Defense Industry Organizing Wins Sequestration Part II Looms in Budget Talks Congress Considering Harmful Changes to Pension Rules Tell Congress We Want Fair Trade in the TPP TCU Joins Business and Labor
Read moreCatorce miembros, oficiales, y activistas de todo el alrededor de la IAM recientemente completaron la clase de Liderazgo Avanzado en Español en el Centro Educativo y Tecnológico de William W. Winpisinger. Este programa, que fue la clase final en español para 2013, fue desarrollado y desempeñado por los integrantes del Grupo Activo de Liderazgo en
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