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An Iranian trade unionist, Farzad Kamangar, was secretly hanged in Iran on May 9, 2010. Kamangar, a 35-year-old teacher, was a member of the Teachers’ Union of Kurdistan. According to the International Metalworkers’ Federation, the threat of execution was pending since February 2008 when the union activist was accused of “endangering national security” and “enmity
Read moreMembers of Twin Cities Automotive Lodge 737 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN, ratified a new three-year agreement with the St. Paul Automobile Dealers Association. There are 545 members in Local 737 at 22 locations in the St. Paul – Minneapolis, MN metro area. The new agreement includes a two percent general wage increase each year, significant
Read moreInstructors Javier Almazan and Maria Pozo lead a class discussion during a Spanish Leadership Class at the Winpisinger Center. Local and district lodges are invited to send in enrollments soon for the Spanish Leadership II program scheduled for June 20-25, 2010, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland. The
Read moreInvitamos a Locales y Distritos a mandar sus inscripciones para la clase de Liderazgo en Español II que está programada para el 20 – 25 de junio, 2010, en el Centro Educativo William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, Maryland. El Programa de Liderazgo en Español II cubre los mismos temas que son incluidos en la clase
Read moreJohn Piltzecker, left, of the National Park Service and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund President Jan Scruggs, right, present IAM President Tom Buffenbarger with a ceremonial shovel to commemorate the Machinists union’s help to maintain the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) this week paid special tribute to the IAM
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