The IAM will share in a $1.4 million Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Technical Assistance and Outreach Partnership grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide technical assistance and outreach to dislocated workers impacted by foreign trade. IAM members in Wisconsin who have been dislocated will be the first to participate in this pilot
Read moreYou could soon be casting a fishing line from a brand new bass fishing boat, thanks to a partnership between the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance http://www.unionsportsmen.org (USA) and Triton Boats. USA and Triton will give away a new TR-18 SE tournament bass boat, worth about $22,000 and equipped with a Mercury engine manufactured by IAM Local
Read moreThe IAM, and especially Local 1363 members who work at Nick Mayer Lincoln Mercury in Westlake, OH, received far-reaching praise via the airwaves recently. Dealership owner Nick Mayer was interviewed on the America’s Work Force (AWF) radio program and championed the benefits of a running a union shop. “As an employer, I’m proud to say
Read moreThe 30th William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet to benefit Guide Dogs of America (GDA) will be held Saturday, November 20, 2010, at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The annual event is the premier fundraiser for GDA, a charitable organization whose mission is to provide guide dogs to visually-impaired individuals free of
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) made history on May 11 when it declared that airline and rail workers deserve the same voting rights as workers in every other U.S. industry. U.S. Senators will soon begin debate on a last-ditch resolution by Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson that would block the NMB rule change and restore the unfair
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