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  • iMail , News November 20, 2012

    IAM President Names Babineaux, Cervantes to Executive Council Team

    IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger announced that Chief of Staff to the International President Diane Babineaux and Assistant Secretary Dora Cervantes will be added to the Executive Council team. If nominated and elected, they will become the first women in IAM history to serve on the IAM Executive Council. “The skills and experience of Sisters

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  • iMail , News November 20, 2012

    Register Now for Final 2012 Spanish Leadership I Program

    The last of the three 2012 Spanish Leadership Programs at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center is just around the corner. Spanish Leadership I is scheduled for December 9 through the 14, 2012. The enrollment cutoff date for the December Leadership I Program is Friday, November 30. If you or a member of

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  • iMail , News November 15, 2012

    Hostess CEO Falsely Blames Bakery Closures on Strike

    The recent claim by Hostess CEO Greg Rayburn that a strike by members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco and Grain Millers (BCTGM) is forcing the cake maker to close three of its bakeries is a classic example of a corporation turning on its employees in the midst of a bankruptcy restructuring.  According to documents filed

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  • iMail , News November 15, 2012

    Photo Contest Winners Featured in 2013 IAM Calendar

    The 2013 Calendar features the winners of the 2012 IAM Photo Contest. Calendars are $7 per calendar for individual orders and $5 dollars per calendar for orders of 100 or more. Two dollars from each calendar sold are donated to Guide Dogs of America. Click here to view the 2012 Photo Contest winners. Click here

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  • iMail , News November 15, 2012

    MLK Observance in Philadelphia to Coincide with Inauguration

    The 2013 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Observance will take place January 17-21 in Philadelphia, PA and will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington. The Observance will also coincide with the inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2013.

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