Mark Schneider IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced Mark Schneider will join the IAM Legal Department as General Counsel, effective October 1, 2013. Schneider will replace outgoing General Counsel Chris Corson, who is concluding a 17-year IAM career that included five years as the IAM’s top legal officer. “Chris Corson deserves the respect and
Read moreSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivered a rousing speech to delegates of the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren was given a rock star’s welcome at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles, where she credited delegates for her recent election and emphatically declared her support for labor’s goals and achievements.
Read moreAntique cars from all over Idaho showed up to support the Guide Dogs of America at the 5th Annual Stansbury Days Car Show. Seventy-five cars showed up to the 5th Annual Stansbury Days Car Show at Stansbury Park, UT, making this Guide Dogs of America fundraising event a tremendous success. “This show is a labor
Read moreMaria Cordone The IAM is excited to announce that Maria Cordone, retired Director of the Retirees, Community and Membership Services Department, has been re-elected as the Executive Vice Chair to the National Democratic Committee – Seniors Coordinating Council (DNC-SCC). Cordone will serve a four-year term and is very excited about this endeavor. She has worked
Read moreThe first salvos in the battle for workers’ pensions have been fired, and the war could be coming to the U.S. Congress this month. Detroit is trying to saddle the city’s bankruptcy on the backs of its 21,000 retirees by slashing their pensions. The Mayor of Chicago, where the costs of public pensions are merely
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