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  • iMail , News September 25, 2012

    September 25 is National Voter Registration Day

    In 2008, six million Americans told the U.S. Census that they did not vote because they did not know how to register or they missed their state’s voter registration deadline. In 2012, the push is on to make sure no American is left out. On September 25, 2012, volunteers, celebrities and organizations from all over

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  • iMail , News September 25, 2012

    Wounded IAM Veteran Featured in ‘Brotherhood Outdoors’ Hunt

    Retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, left, presents Iraqi War veteran and Local Lodge 2916 member Connie Rendon with an award from IAM members for her sacrifice and service. Rendon was severely injured during her deployment in Iraq in 2004. An annual hunting trip for whitetail deer is a hallowed American tradition routinely enjoyed by

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  • iMail , News September 20, 2012

    Applications Available Now for 2013 IAM Scholarships

    Applications are now available for the 2013 IAM Scholarship Competition. The scholarship competition is open each year to eligible members of the IAM throughout the United States and Canada and their eligible children. The IAM Scholarship Fund, which is used exclusively to make these awards possible, was first established by the delegates to the 1960

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  • iMail , News September 20, 2012

    Deadline for Communicator Class Registration is October 12

    The enrollment deadline for the IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is October 12, 2012. The class will be held December 9-14, 2012 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need help

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  • iMail , News September 20, 2012

    Report: Sequestration ‘Devastating’ for Federal Workers

    A new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) paints a grim picture for tens of thousands of workers at federal agencies facing more than $1.2 TRILLION in impending sequestration cuts set to take effect on January 1, 2013. The massive report, issued as required by the recently-approved Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012,

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