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  • iMail , News November 29, 2012

    Dec. 7 is Deadline for February Basic Federal Employees Class

    The enrollment deadline for the Federal Employees Basic Program scheduled for February 3-8, 2013 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (WWW) in Hollywood, Maryland, is December 7, 2012. There is an additional Basic Program scheduled for March 10-15, 2013. The enrollment deadline for the March class is January 11, 2013. The program

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  • iMail , News November 29, 2012

    IAM Wins in NLRB Case Against Hytek Finishes

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week notified the IAM that managers at Hytek Finishes in Kent, WA committed nine separate violations of the National Labor Relations Act over the past 14 months during negotiations with the IAM over a contract for hourly workers at the plant. Hytek Finishes is a major supplier to

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  • iMail , News November 29, 2012

    Announcing the New IAM App for iPhones

    This November marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the groundbreaking IAM App. And with this milestone comes the much-anticipated IAM App for iPhone users.   Download it today to view the new November 2012 IAM Journal. In this month’s issue, working families win on Election Day, the lame duck Congress faces critical deadlines, the

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  • iMail , News November 27, 2012

    Plan to Attend Historic MLK Observance in Philadelphia

    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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  • iMail , News November 27, 2012

    District 141 Pioneers Spanish Language HazMat Program

    from left) David Otoya (Local 811), Victoria Schoening (Local 1731), Victor Acosta (Local 914), Suzette Fleischmann (Facilitator), Alberto Herrera (Local 1759), Teri McClendon (IAM CREST, Staff) A quartet of IAM CREST Associate Instructors from IAM District 141 recently took part in a Spanish Development Workshop designed to ensure that Spanish-speaking members will have the same

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