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The GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted to raise the nation’s debt ceiling until May, staving off one of three quickly-approaching deadlines, each of which threaten to put the country back into recession. Right now, the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit by mid-February. The House bill, if passed in the Senate, would suspend
Read moreMock bargaining sessions that prepare IAM Bargaining Committees for the real thing are a feature of the popular Negotiation Prep Program offered by the Winpisinger Center. Among the uninformed, it’s fashionable to suggest that unions spend a disproportionate amount of time, money and resources defending the small percentage of members who face disciplinary problems at
Read moreAmong the IAM members taking part in the 2013 MLK Holiday Observance in Philadelphia were: Bottom row (left to right) Pam Sanders, District 837; Carline Lang, District 837; R. Jean Banks, District 837; Diane Babineaux, Chief of Staff, IAM Headquarters; Patsy Reddick, District 837; Karen Peek, IAM Headquarters; Dave Porter, Southern Territory GLR. Top row
Read moreThe Communications Department’s 2013 Basic Newsletter Class scheduled to be held at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center at Placid Harbor, Maryland on March 17-22, 2013 is being rescheduled. If possible, this class will be scheduled for later this year and if not, it will be offered again in 2014. When the new
Read moreIt is tempting to think that the first days of a new administration might be an opportunity for old adversaries to rise above the partisanship that marked the last four years, but the conservative blogosphere wasted little time renewing its attack on one of the far right’s favorite targets; the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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