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  • iMail , News April 10, 2012

    Instructores del Liderazgo en Español se reúnen en el Centro de Winpisinger

    Los miembros del Grupo de Liderazgo en Español se reunieron en el Centro de Winpisinger la semana pasada para prepararse para los próximos programas en Mayo y Junio de Liderazgo en Español I y II. El grupo se reunió durante tres días para examinar, revisar, actualizar y traducir los materiales curriculares relacionados con estos dos

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  • iMail , News April 10, 2012

    Spanish Leadership Group Meets at the Winpisinger Center

    Members of the Spanish Leadership Working Group met at the Winpisinger Center last week to prepare for the upcoming Spanish Leadership I and II Programs in May and June of this year.  The group met over three days to review, revise, update, and translate the curriculum materials associated with these two leadership programs. All the

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  • iMail , News April 10, 2012

    URS Negotiating Committee Completes Bargaining Prep

    The week-long Bargaining Prep class at the Winpisinger Center is a signature advantage of IAM membership, providing first-time bargaining committees with the training, skills and practice needed to get the best contract possible. Members of an IAM Negotiating Committee representing more than 350 employees with defense contractor URS Federal Services Corp. at Joint Base Lewis

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  • iMail , News April 10, 2012

    Swimmers Rescued by Quick-Thinking Machinists

    Two members of IAM Local 340 who are employed at the Port Authority Marine Division in the U.S. Virgin Islands, are being hailed as heroes for actions that saved the lives of several swimmers. The swimmers had misjudged the distance of an incoming cruise ship, and were in position to be pulled into the ship’s

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  • iMail , News April 5, 2012

    Up Close and Personal: Richard Trumka

    Every Sunday, the Washington Post magazine profiles a prominent area resident who describes the path that led them to their life’s work. In the latest issue, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka recalls the events that took him from a small West Virginia coal town, to law school in Pittsburgh and eventually to the top job at

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