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  • iMail , News April 10, 2012

    Tell Congress to Stop UI Debit Card Fees

    Prepaid bank cards provide the jobless easy access to their benefits and can help those without a bank account avoid check-cashing fees and the risk of carrying cash. However, Big Banks are stinging too many unemployed Americans with unnecessary and hidden costs. Of the 40 states that have switched from paper checks to prepaid debit

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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 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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