Aproveche la oportunidad y mande miembros que hablan Español a los programas de Liderazgo en Español en el Centro William W. Winpisinger, localizado en Hollywood, MD. A principios de marzo, los miembros del grupo de programación en Español se reunieron en el Centro Winpisinger para planear las actividades para el año 2011, repasar métodos de
Read moreInternational President Tom Buffenbarger called on delegates at the 2011 MNPL Planning Committee meeting to meet with members, face-to-face, and explain the scope of the right wing’s anti-union and anti-middle class agenda currently underway in the United States. International President Tom Buffenbarger addressed the 2011 MNPL National Planning Committee this week and described the midterm
Read moreIAM Midwest Territory GVP Phil Gruber, along with a delegation of IAM members, joined others in Madison, WI, to protest Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s legislation to strip public-sector workers of their collective bargaining rights. As reported by Workers Independent News, Gruber told the crowd gathered for the city’s fifth weekend of protests that the Machinists
Read moreThe U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commission issued a report this week that documents the significance of U.S. aerospace companies’ assistance in the development of China’s growing aerospace industry. The report, authored by the Rand Corporation, finds that, “Foreign involvement in China’s civil aerospace sector has unquestionably contributed to its development and thus to the development
Read moreThis week, the IAM hosted the Japanese Federation of Aviation Workers’ Unions (KOHKUREN) at IAM Headquarters. The visit was part of the IAM’s continuing alliance with our Japanese brothers and sisters in the air transport industry. During the meeting, KOHKUREN representatives explained the recently filed International Labour Organization (ILO) complaint concerning the bankruptcy-related dismissals of over
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