ITF Organizing Globally Coordinator and Youth Officer Ingo Marowsky addresses students from 24 countries who took part in the 2013 ITF Young Workers Summer School hosted by the IAM at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The IAM’s William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center recently played host to
Read moreAugust 28, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the backdrop to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. As part of a week-long series of events to commemorate the anniversary, the IAM is joining thousands from civil rights, labor, faith-based and community
Read moreWith two furlough days already in the books for most Defense Department employees, the urgency of bringing an end to the senseless policy is stronger than ever. After immense pressure from federal employees and their unions, Congress is finally starting to heed the will of the people and address the furlough problem. The U.S. House
Read moreIn a letter to the U.S. Senate, the IAM is demanding the swift confirmation of President Obama’s full slate of nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) struck a deal last week to confirm the president’s two replacement nominees – Nancy Schiffer, the
Read moreThe Dropkick Murphys, a union-friendly punk-rock band, made it a night to remember for working families in Cincinnati, OH. Major music artists often shy away from putting their name out in front of a political cause, but not so with the Dropkick Murphys, a famous punk-rock band that hasn’t been bashful in their support of
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